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A different kind of division (Luke 12:49-56)
Where there is a rending, there is a healing not far behind.
What does it mean to be a woman who doesn’t want children?
Erin Lane challenges maternal exceptionalism and its myths.
Who we can hear
Local leaders sometimes convene to try to stop the violence in Chicago. But whose voices are at the table?
A theology of heaven for our time
To affirm the truth of heaven is to fire our spiritual imaginations for this life.
The American tradition of tearing down statues
Public monuments hold power. So does their destruction, says historian Erin Thompson.
A church undergoes structural change
The ELCA is about to gather for a national assembly. There are friends trying to dig through the roof to open a way for those who have been left out.
The prophet’s palette (Isaiah 1:1, 10-20)
Why in the world would Isaiah use the image of snow as a sign of life with God?
Jurassic World and the scales of time
The latest film seems to have forgotten one of the delights of dinosaur nerdery: imagining the world without humans.
Ron Sider’s deep faith
The Evangelicals for Social Action founder is remembered for living the gospel he professed.
A dinner party where women talk food
Alissa Wilkinson imagines Maya Angelou hosting Hannah Arendt, Octavia Butler, Laurie Colwin, and others.
August 28, Ordinary 22C (Luke 14:1, 7-14)
While he has everyone’s attention, Jesus challenges the conventional dinner seating practices.