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Reading the Bible with a transgender minister
Shannon Kearns knows and is known by scripture deeply; he knows scripture better because he is trans.
The duly elected Black men expelled from a state legislature—155 years ago
The expulsion of Justin Jones and Justin Pearson recalls the Original 33, expelled by Georgia’s anti-Reconstruction White majority in 1868.
Going deeper on Low Sunday (John 20:19-31)
A day with few visitors presents an opportunity.
April 23, Easter 3A (Luke 24:13-35)
When the disciples encounter the risen Christ, they feel it in their bodies.
Ordinary American stories
Edward Curtis traces two successive generations of Syrian Muslims across small towns and cities in the Dakotas, Iowa, and Indiana.
In Broker, petty thieves teach us to forgive
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s characters find and create families in the margins of late-stage capitalism.
In Search of Interspiritual Truth: An Interview with John Thatamanil (S2:E8)
“If I’m truly, as a Christian, to affirm that core affirmation that God so loved the world, then divine disclosure must be happening far beyond the boundaries of the Christian tradition.”
The White church still owes “Letter from Birmingham Jail” an answer
King’s letter is so soaked in US history that 60 years later we almost forget it was addressed not to the nation but to specific Christian pastors.
Episode 27: Publisher and author Robert Ellsberg, editor of Dorothy Day’s On Pilgrimage (2 volumes)
A conversation with Robert Ellsberg about Dorothy Day’s involvement with farmers’ protests, the Cuban Revolution, the Catholic Worker, and more
Jesus’ resurrected gut biome
In John’s Gospel we meet a body of flesh and blood. And microbes.
Expelled Tennessee lawmakers find support among clergy
The last time Tennessee legislators tried to make the Bible the state’s official book, a pastor warned them to be careful what...
Faith organizations on the frontline as Horn of Africa faces famine
As another year of drought looms in Somalia and famine stalks many rural communities, the prayers for rain have already begun....
Our teens are not OK
Especially the girls, whose depression levels are at record highs. Can the church help?
April 16, Easter 2A (John 20:19-31)
There is a blessing for those who have not come to believe and yet keep trying to see.
Don’t hold on (John 20:1-18)
Christ’s invitation to new life is almost always unfamiliar and surprising, even disconcerting.
Don’t hold on (John 20:1-18)
Christ’s invitation to new life is almost always unfamiliar and surprising, even disconcerting.
A famous Passion play’s evolution
In Oberammergau, the keepers of a centuries-old tradition have made
big changes—including efforts to expunge antisemitic material.
Staying awake for Easter
What ritual remedies exist to sharpen our spiritual attention, focus, and clarity?
In Search of Truth: Journalism with Dawn Araujo-Hawkins (S2:E7)
“The job of a journalist is to call a spade a spade. If something is racist, if it’s homophobic, if it’s xenophobic, it’s our job to say that . . . to be as explicit as we can about it.”