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Failing Jesus (Matthew 26:14-27:66)
Judas is hardly the only one who lets Jesus down.
Life together as an empire collapses
If Benedict’s Rule is a text of resistance, what does it help us resist?
Why we need the Philippians hymn on Palm Sunday
Whether you're in the pulpit or the pews, give some thought to this epistle this week.
How spiritual practices can foster creativity
The most useful essays in this new collection are the ones that tell stories from parish ministry.
French Catholics' political awakening
In a nation legendary for its secularism, les Cathos are speaking up.
A novel for frightening times
Han Kang’s main theme is the dignity and the cowardice that atrocity brings forth from people—often the same person.
The new illuminated manuscript?
When I learned that white evangelical women are drawing and painting all over their Bibles, I was caught between judging and celebrating the phenomenon.
The Reactionary Option: Musings on the decline of western civilization
As long as people of color, queer people, and women remain an afterthought in these debates about modernity, our lives and deaths will not matter even as the fate of the world is discussed.
Reading evangelical history with one eye closed
Frances FitzGerald gets the religious right wrong—along with the evangelical tradition generally.
Take this $500 and do good in the world
When our church received a windfall, we tried an experiment.
Are open borders the most ethical approach to immigration?
David Miller’s book doesn’t offer policy solutions. It does help us think clearly.
True Christianity in the midst of American shock
A brief black and Anabaptist account
Can these bones live?
I've been hearing stories of bones, in places that appear desolate and hopeless.
My incarcerated nephew, the guest of honor
Our family reunion in Argentina looked like something straight out of one of Jesus’ parables.