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The Magi’s interfaith encounter (Matthew 2:1-12)
And six stars they offer for our own
The great and strange John Donne
Katherine Rundell’s biography offers something new: she matches the poet’s energy with her own.
Delores Williams’s voice in the wilderness
At her funeral, I gathered with scholars, family, and friends to celebrate the womanist theologian’s world-changing gifts.
January 8, Baptism of the Lord A (Matthew 3:13-17)
Even Jesus is unable to escape the consequences of sin, becoming a victim of human violence.
Church vs. injustice, not church vs. state
Ilsup Ahn believes that a different conception of church could have stopped, among other things, housing segregation.
Matthew writes a sequel (Matthew 2:13-23)
For which he needs to invent some prophecy
January 6, Epiphany of the Lord A (Matthew 2:1-12)
It must have been a strange sight: grown adults, prostrate before a toddler.
Listen to the survivors
Some churches are starting the long process of reckoning with their role in the horrors of Indigenous boarding schools.
Another look at the 1619 Project
I approached the project’s new anthology with some skepticism. Its contents quickly dispelled my doubts.
January 1, Christmas 1A (Matthew 2:13-23)
Before Mary can cut the tags off the brand-new frankincense, the weeping starts.
Punctuating the good news (Luke 2:8-20)
Are the angels talking about certain people? Or all people?
The roots of my deconstruction
The cracks in my faith came slow, like when plants grow under concrete.
In the face of climate change, how do we tend to our spirits?
In true agrarian fashion, Norm Wirzba suggests starting small.
Episode 23: Activist Otis Moss III, author of Dancing in the Darkness
A conversation with activist and filmmaker Otis Moss III about his film Otis’ Dream, retribution, spirituality, and more