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The allure of denial
It’s not that things are changing for our church. They’ve already changed.
The difference between wishing and hoping
Wishes are about what we want. Hope is about what God wants.
August 13, Ordinary 19A (1 Kings 19:9–18; Psalm 85:8–13; Romans 10:5–15; Matthew 14:22–33)
Both Elijah and Peter face a stark reality: fear.
To be vessel and passage
We receive a gift to carry and pour out to others. We are carved into channels through which God flows love.
What people need from their pastors
The ailing young man wanted to be face to face with God. I opened my shoebox.
The persecuted Assyrians, then and now
Thousands died, and many sacred places were destroyed—100 years before ISIS.
Voices of American Muslims
Both Amir Hussain and Eboo Patel model interfaith bridge-building in their writing.
A feast of scriptural language
Sarah Ruden writes some of the most sumptuous words about Bible words I’ve ever read.
Disciples of Christ elect first woman of color to lead a mainline denomination
Teresa Hord Owens, a descendant of one of Indiana’s oldest free black settlements, is general minister and president.
Discipleship through covenant friendship
Sarah Arthur and Erin Wasinger write about their experiment in radical faith, one small step at a time.
What does it mean to hope?
Hope holds us in our time. Without it, we have no place in our own history.
What does it mean to hope?
Hope holds us in our time. Without it, we have no place in our own history.
Gratitude for the poppies
We cannot always create something out of nothing. Rather, we change what already exists, and these tiny alterations give us meaning and purpose in our lives.
Peter Berger's rumors of transcendence
Berger seemed to want a liberal Protestantism with theological substance. But defining that substance was not his vocation.
The binary Christianity of Marcus Borg
Borg knew the way out of authoritarian faith. But did he know the way home?
The weary and heavy laden (Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30)
Rest is often viewed as a privilege rather than a necessity.