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Leading from the midst of the gathered people
The image of leadership often lifted up is the strong figure at the front of the pack, with an answer for every question.
Limited faith in a risen savior (John 20:19-31)
The disciples don't believe Mary—or do they?
The beauty of Charles Spurgeon
My temptation to spurn the evangelical preacher slipped away when I opened this volume.
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.