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Pathologically moral
In her memoir, comedian Maggie Rowe lays bare a struggle with excessive guilt that rivals Martin Luther’s.
The night I learned to take chances
We stood along the highway in a blizzard, trying to hitchhike. We started reciting Bible verses to pass the time.
The night I learned to take chances
We stood along the highway in a blizzard, trying to hitchhike. We started reciting Bible verses to pass the time.
What we need from scientists
It’s hard enough to distinguish fact from fiction. Then there’s the matter of interpretation.
Let's make Earth Day about the Earth martyrs
Flowers and creation hymns aren't going to cut it this year.
The poor we will always have with us?
Jesus isn’t pitting himself against poor people. He’s one of them.
The isolation of Wallace Stevens
A new biography reveals the poet’s devotion to his vocation. It also reveals his loneliness.
The Marys are stronger together (Matthew 28:1-10)
The phenomenon of women in groups, in community, has been near the front of my mind for some time.
Enter Satan
The Gospel of Luke turns the corner in Chapter 22. Instead of Judas being annoyed or disturbed about Jesus’ behavior—as in John—he is suddenly possessed.
James Baldwin's tough love for America
Baldwin’s words in Raoul Peck’s film indict us, but they also help us envision a new future.
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Clash of cultures
Pontius Pilate shows us what happens when the historical and the eternal intersect.
The courageous women who weep (John 18:1-19:42)
They stand witness, watching in agony at his agony.
May 14, Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 7:55–60; Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16; 1 Peter 2:2–10; John 14:1–14
Michael Eric Dyson takes white America to church
Dyson’s sermon on racism is inspiring, but will it speak to those who need to hear it most?