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May 25, Easter 6C (John 5:1-9)
Again and again, God comes near and changes everything.
Reviled for Jesus’ sake
One of the clearest ways God says yes to Christians is when unjust authorities hate us.
Episode 48: Bishop Andy Doyle, author of Unabashed Faith
A conversation with Bishop Andy Doyle about sacred spaces, AI, digital sabbath, and more
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Is slavery integral to Augustine’s theology?
Toni Alimi and Matthew Elia each make the case that it is. Their books demand a reckoning.
Black Bag’s committed spies
In Steven Soderbergh’s latest movie, two MI6 agents have the audacity to put their marriage first.
Who are our neighbors?
A startlingly large number of Americans support immigration arrests in houses of worship.
May 18, Easter 5C (John 13:31–35)
Jesus’ new commandment isn’t about who we should love. It’s about how.
Lamb power (Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30)
Just when victory should be a show of power, the vulnerable lamb appears, standing as if slain.
Nicene myths
The Athanasians won, so they got to tell the story of Arianism. Arius would barely have recognized it.
Trump’s imperial golden age
Augustus and Nero also offered peace and security for those who fell in line. Paul critiques them in his epistle to the Romans.
In times of fear, I return to Julian of Norwich
The medieval mystic offers challenging words for desperate times.
Nzadi Keita’s poems about a “first gen North-born” Black woman
Keita has written a stunning collection about growing up in a working-class Black family in 1960s Philadelphia.
Longing for faith with Marilynne Robinson
Her essays present a Christianity that sits comfortably with mystery, that reaches out to neighbors as well as up toward God.