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Genius and virtue
Wildcat is less a biopic than a luminous exploration of the tension in Flannery O’Connor’s artistic and spiritual life.
June 23, Ordinary 12B (1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4–11, 19–23), 32–49)
When David steps out to challenge Goliath, he shifts from the acted upon to the actor.
This particular soil (Mark 4:26-34)
Seeds do not grow without soil, and soil is a factor of place.
Consciousness all the way down
If consciousness is universal and the universe is fine-tuned for life, Philip Goff argues, then there must be a cosmic purpose.
What is the rainbow in Genesis a reminder of?
This year during Pride month, God seems to have a lot of rainbow defenders online. But they aren’t getting the Bible story quite right.
What does ‘Christian nationalism’ even mean?
Could it really be all the different things people say it is?
My dad’s old Bible offers more questions than answers
What can I learn from what he underlined—or didn’t?
Celebrating the life and legacy of civil rights leader James M. Lawson Jr.
September 22, 1928–June 9, 2024
June 16, Ordinary 11B (2 Corinthians 5:6–10, (11–13), 14–17)
Paul has been wounded by the church, but he is driven to keep engaging.
On not losing heart (2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1)
Learning to trust in God requires an act of will.
Facing a world on fire
The contemplative life is about getting closer to reality, not retreating from it.
