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Encouraged by donkeys
For almost 40 years they have done their plodding, gracious work on me and my vocation.
April 2, Passion Sunday A (Matthew 26:14-27:66)
The Passion reveals the many gods of my own making.
April 2, Palm Sunday A (Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Matthew 21:1-11)
In the Palm Sunday narrative, all the signs are there: something big is about to happen.
Checking (and rechecking) the weather
When we’re obsessed with the forecast, we may miss what’s happening in the present.
Kwame Bediako’s Christianity without domination
The Ghanaian theologian offered new methodological approaches in the wake of imperialism.
Jesus is the question
He might be the answer, too. But he doesn’t offer much in the way of tweetable platitudes.
In Search of Truth: Dreams with Rodger Kamenetz (S2:E5)
“Our dreams give us a template so that we can begin to live with awe and wonder and pain and terror in waking life.”
Yolanda Pierce named dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School
Womanist theologian Yolanda Pierce will be the next dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School....
Ukraine's Hare Krishnas survive war by Zoom and serving neighbors
With no time even to wash her clothes as the Russians approached Mariupol a year ago, in southern Ukraine, Kalakeli Devi Dasi ...
Philomena Cunk’s 21st-century expertise
Like Drunk History and History of the World Part II, Cunk on Earth is very funny. But the larger joke is that fake news is winning.
The journey to a lost Mennonite colony in Uzbekistan
Sofia Samatar’s memoir takes readers through a landscape of prismatic identities and wandering passions.
Five ways your church might already welcome autistic adults
And some ideas for expanding that welcome
Anti-racism’s mission drift
Privileged progressives have turned their attention from structures and systems to sentimentalism.
Across the country, a push to observe Muslim holidays in school calendars
Instead of fully enjoying celebrations for Eid al-Fitr, the festival that marks the end of Ramadan, Aisha Majdoub has often fo...
March 26, Lent 5A, (John 11:1-45)
Martha hears Jesus’ promise, but she has a brother whose body is starting to decay.
David and the seer (1 Samuel 16:1-13; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41)
It’s hard to see the way God sees.
The voices of American poets
Edward Hirsch’s labor of love celebrates centuries of American verse, from Anne Bradstreet to Joy Harjo.
In Search of Truth: Memoir and History with Sofia Samatar (S2:E4)
“Everybody’s stories are entangled.”
State lawmakers push for priests to report abuse learned about in confessional
Catholic leaders are pushing back against efforts to alter state laws that exempt clergy from reporting child abuse they hear ...