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Down to earth
For philosopher Costica Bradatan, failure delivers self-knowledge in a way that success cannot.
June 18, Ordinary 11A (Genesis 18:1–15)
The prankster is God, through whom all things are possible.
The altar in my attic
My boxes of old sermons are a monument to my church’s ongoing conversation with God.
Why and how I believe in miracles
I don’t struggle with their plausibility. I do struggle with their consequences.
Jesus’ manner of mercy (Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26)
At Matthew’s house, we learn about more than just Jesus’ message.
God’s underwater language
As a marine biologist, I ask how—and dance at the edge of asking why.
Paul’s lost letters
We’ll never know what he wrote to the churches at Jerusalem or Caesarea Maritima.
Burnout and resilience in the wilderness
Many rural pastors like me are finding Jesus in the desert places.
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The women of midcentury moral philosophy
Two new books explore the intertwined scholarship and friendship of Philippa Foot, Elizabeth Anscombe, Iris Murdoch, and Mary Midgley.
SNAP under siege
Federal debt default has been averted. The price is more restrictions on a critical program that feeds hungry Americans.
The strangers who saved my life
When you receive an emergency transfusion, you don’t get to choose who the blood comes from.
June 11, Ordinary 10A (Matthew 9:9–13, 18–26)
Sitting and talking with a boy from Ethiopia, I received a radical dinner invitation.
Creation in context (Psalm 8)
In Psalm 8, humankind is crowned in glory and honor, loved and valued.