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A few questions about baptism (Matthew 3:13–17)
Do we assume the authority of the heavens?
February 5, Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Isaiah 58:1–12; 1 Corinthians 2:1–12; Matthew 5:13–20
A do-gooder’s tale
D. L. Mayfield wanted to help Somali refugees. She ended up mostly baking them cupcakes.
How do you hold together your trans identity and your life of faith?
Nine trans Christians tell their stories.
Ta-Nehisi Coates stewards a story
The new Black Panther series uses genre conventions to say something true.
Three ways Buddhism has shaped me as a Sri Lankan Christian
The church of my youth taught me that salvation means having arrived. My Buddhist neighbors showed me otherwise.
What words mean to us
John Simpson's new memoir is about words. More significantly, it’s about our relationship to them.
The colonial gospel in Puerto Rico
Protestant missionaries as agents of empire
A didactic, irresistible novel
Leonard Pitts's story is so compelling that you barely notice how much you're learning.
Pursuing pleasure
Resistance will be my day job, but I’ll be mindful of restoring my abundant soul.
Astrologers among us (Matthew 2:1–12)
I am less like the Magi than some members of my church are.
When the lectionary gives you Matthew
Matthew is not my favorite Gospel. But where would we be without it?