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Pauli Murray’s song of hope
Her contributions to this nation can hardly be overstated. The federal government’s attempt to erase them has theological implications.
April 18, Good Friday (John 18:1-19:42)
Good Friday is an annual reminder to ask who is crucified in our midst to distract from the crimes of those in power.
A weathered stone (Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Psalm 31:9-16)
Perhaps the psalmist is referring to limestone, important to ancient civilizations for construction and also as an agricultural and dietary aid.
April 17, Maundy Thursday (John 13:1-17, 31b-35)
We need to find a way to wash each other’s feet, even when waging war feels better.
Who’s the real Mickey? Does it matter?
In Bong Joon Ho’s new satire, both versions of the title character are as expendable as the underclasses that fuel our capitalist system.
The wild earth and its consolations
The Mourner’s Bestiary is part memoir, part illness narrative, and part ecological treatise.
The US media is biased against Palestinians
Compassion compels us to remember people journalists choose to forget.
Embracing mystery with David Lynch
The filmmaker knew that our desire to comprehend is intimately tied to our desire to control.
The wisdom of Earthseed
In the Parable novels, Octavia Butler imagines not just a dystopian future but also a way to survive it.
You will know a tree by its salty fruit
Franklin Graham cares about Trump’s language. So does Jesus, but for very different reasons.
Writing from both sides of the economic divide
Sarah Smarsh brings her sharp reporting skills to her family’s history of rural poverty.
April 13, Palm Sunday C (Luke 19:28-40)
When we cannot praise, the rest of creation carries the song.
April 13, Passion C (Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Luke 23:1-49)
What do we do with our powerlessness?
We are dreamers (Psalm 126)
Dreams inhabit untamed psychological, emotional, and spiritual terrain.
Poems that help us breathe together
A new anthology edited by US poet laureate Ada Limón invites us into the natural world.
American hell
In the last year of his life, Martin Luther King Jr.’s confidence in the politics of progressivism dimmed. Judgment became his refrain.
Ten Commandments, zero context
Many lawmakers want to see the commandments displayed in public schools. Are they also interested in the Hebrew Bible’s ethical demands?
A mother-son road trip across the divide
Jedidiah Jenkins recounts a long drive with his conservative mother—and his attempt to navigate their complicated relationship.