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2018 likely to be another tough year for the archbishop of Canterbury
A breakaway Anglican church in England appears to be forming as conflict over same-sex marriage continues.
Episode 35: Technicolor Jesus Christmas Movie Extravaganza
Adam and Matt talk to old friends about their favorite Christmas movie scenes.
Going to church is inconvenient
If you haven't noticed, a lot of people are finding that worship doesn't fit their schedule.
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A conversation in transition
Two new books help us talk about what it means to be transgender in a changing world.
Paul wrote 1 Corinthians to a community in the middle of a culture war
The church at Corinth had many problems. Some simple kindness would have helped.
Candles in the balcony (Isaiah 9:2-7)
I understand the people who only show up once a year, just to hold a candle of their own.
I can't even remember the names of all the men on my #ChurchToo list
What I remember is the office they held and the power they assumed.
Advent is a time of waiting, but it doesn't have to be sedate
Maybe Advent is really a wild season, full of things we cannot control.
Middle-class tax cuts? Give us a break.
The new tax law reveals the cynicism and greed of GOP leaders.
A Bad Moms Christmas and Daddy's Home 2 are bad movies
Films about struggling moms and toxic masculinity should challenge traditional gender roles, not applaud them.
Closed New York church finds new life as center for farmworkers
Agricultural laborers often work long hours without overtime or paid days off. They're part of running a new center in Long Island to advocate for their rights.
Supreme Court weighs whether baker may refuse to serve same-sex couple
In the Masterpiece Cakeshop case, justices are considering whether creative work—like decorating a cake—is protected free speech.
Can we talk about marijuana at church?
A Bible-belt Presbyterian woman thinks her THC cookies are benefiting her. She also thinks she can't tell anyone.
Angel-quality truth (Luke 1:26-38)
Mary and Elizabeth knew the basic truths of life.
Food truck ministry creates sacred space outside church
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Abundant Harvest ministry near Houston has increased its efforts to feed people and foster community.
Weaving new lives at a refugee camp
A group of women in Nashville found hope through Thistle Farms. Now they're taking a social enterprise project to Greece.
The vocation of Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau's beautiful writing, biographer Laura Dassow Walls shows, is scripture waiting to be heard.
Episode 34: Juno
This week Matt and Adam talk with writer, speaker, and pastor Carol Howard Merritt about teenage pregnancy, parenthood, mother Mary, and the 2007 movie Juno.
A Texas church's real talk about guns
What do our baptismal vows have to do with safety?