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August 23, Ordinary 21A (Romans 12:1–8)
I wish Paul also exhorted us not to think too poorly of ourselves.
A feast day for the whole church
“The Feast of Creation in Christ names our need to celebrate God’s saving work in creation,” says liturgical theologian Kimberly Belcher, “and to do so together.”
My dying best friend’s wedding
She collapsed on the sidewalk the night of my wedding. Eighteen months later, I stood by her hospital bed and offered to plan hers.
Paul among his neighbors
A new anthology situates the epistles within the full religious texture of the ancient Mediterranean—gods, magic, and all.
August 16, Ordinary 20A (Genesis 45:1–15)
Joseph’s actions and emotions seem to be a muddled mess of revenge and grief.
Reforming higher ed by punishing students
Federal policy changes have made student loans harder to obtain—and much harder to pay back.
The faith of an empire
Religious leaders supplied the motives for American expansionism—along with the means and the opportunity.
Protesting into the void
Dissent is becoming a criminal act in America. As Christians, how will we respond?
A 21st-century Metaphysical poet
D. S. Martin’s new collection brilliantly exploits his bond with the poems of John Donne.
An Odyssey without paganism
In Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation, the gods are almost entirely absent—and the hero is motivated by something like Christian ethics.
The future of dying?
Physician-assisted suicide is morally complex. For Christians, it requires wrestling theologically with concepts like suffering, autonomy, and dignity.
Angels and fascists in 1939 London
Francis Spufford’s time-traveling fantasy asks what we’d sacrifice to rewrite the past.
August 9, Ordinary 19A (Genesis 37:1–4, 12–28)
How did Joseph’s brothers get from sibling rivalry to a murder plot?
Black holes and supernovas
One kind of pastor collapses everything into themself. The other expands until they forget where they started.