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Somebody please write The Gospel According to Wonder Woman
Don't let the naysayers have the last word. Gal Gadot's Diana is the embodiment of love and hope.
The many resurrections of Chinese Christianity
For the church in China, dying and rising is not just a doctrine. It's an incontestable fact.
How our theological narratives can reinforce abuse
Calvinists who believe in complementarianism are more likely to also believe domestic violence myths.
A liberal congregation burns hot under Trump
We were already active in our community. Now we're on overdrive.
The vocation of surviving
Patrick B. Reyes reflects on the soils that have sustained him—and those that have poisoned him.
July 9, Ordinary 14A (Romans 7:15–25a; Matthew 11:16–19, 25–30)
I would have been embarrassed, downright ashamed to be associated with gluttons, drunkards, and sinners.
What makes Israel a Jewish state?
Two Israelis, a lawyer and a rabbi, on the complicated relationship between religion and national identity
The trouble with normal
People like me on the autism spectrum are often misunderstood in the workplace. But the situation isn't hopeless.
Trump and our damaged public character
There is a crisis of moral norms in America. The president is part symptom and part cause.
Happy birthday, dear Gwendolyn
Miss Brooks would be 100 years old today. Her poetic-prophetic vision is worth celebrating.
A call to death
One gift of being a pastor is that death stands right in front of us. We understand that our days are numbered.
How to be a purple church in a red state
When you embrace criticism instead of avoiding it, you get lots of chances to love your enemy.
An enduring narrative
We are called into liberation—a freedom that sees not our value as consumers but the dignity inherent in our humanity.
Trump is a threat to democracy. How can we defend it?
The authoritarian nationalism of the 20th century never quite died. And Americans now aren't wiser than Europeans then.