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Lifting the spirit
I've been inspired this year by Shonda Rhimes, the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Paul Angone.
Messengers of hope
This Advent, the people who have spoken most clearly to me are women and people of color: Aisha Hinds, D. L. Mayfield, Eddie Glaude, and Liz Theoharis.
Lamb and shepherd (Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Matthew 25:31-46)
I once cared for a sick and vulnerable lamb.
Mumbai museum challenges India's self-image, rising intolerance
"There is no such thing as a singular Indian identity," says curator Naman Ahuja.
Episode 32: UP
Matt and Adam talk with Kenda Creasy Dean, professor of youth, church, and culture at Princeton Theological Seminary, about aging, adventure, and Pixar’s 2009 film UP.
December 31, Christmas 1B (Luke 2:22-40)
Luke insists that Jesus is a child of Israel.
Methodists weigh options for staying united
A 32-member commission is seeking a way forward for a denomination with a lesbian bishop—and a policy barring ordained LGBTQ people.
The Good Place, a prime-time sitcom full of ethical theory
The comedy series doesn’t feel didactic—despite the fact that it features actual moral philosophy lessons.
The pleasures of good poems
This year, I've read the poetry of Mark Jarman, Tess Taylor, and Nicole Sealey with gratitude.
Finding God in the sewer
Struggle on against the powers as if this desperate situation were nothing—because even now it is nothing.
Tennessee Southern Baptists shun church with a woman senior pastor
Ellen Di Giosia was told that she could not vote in a statewide gathering of congregations.
Pass the Dream Act now
Fixing our immigration system will take time. A path to citizenship for the Dreamers is a good way to begin.
Deep in the hole (Matthew 25:14-30)
Once the servant digs the hole, is there any way out?