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August 27, Ordinary 21A (Matthew 16:13–20)
I find it comforting to realize that Jesus recognizes the incompleteness of Peter’s understanding.
Forgive and forget? (Genesis 45:1-15)
Forgiveness is hard, and it’s hard for Joseph’s brothers to trust it.
Atonement without participation?
In the substitution theory, God simply does stuff for us. What about the relational God of the Bible?
AJ Muste’s Christian nonviolence
Once a household name among progressives, the activist and minister influenced generations that followed.
Christians should read books
Jessica Hooten Wilson helps us to see reading as a form of holy play.
August 20, Ordinary 20A (Genesis 45:1–15; Psalm 133)
The challenges to unity are great. The reward of unity is tremendous.
If favor were fair (Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28)
Maybe Joseph’s brothers aren’t evil people but hurt people.
Organizing is about people’s agency
Unlike social services and advocacy, which are all about being helpers
Each of my dyings
I’m in a stage of life where I find myself praying the same prayer again and again.
An unfolding drama of awakening
John Haught dismantles the impoverished reasoning of most contemporary cosmology.
My UCC church’s listening experiment with our evangelical neighbors
I hoped our shared faith would provide enough common ground. I was a bit naive.
When a culture’s immune system is compromised
Lyndsey Medford’s beautiful new book looks to interconnectedness amid the diseases of capitalism and injustice.
An old man dreaming dreams of psalms
Paul Simon isn’t religious, but the voice he heard in his sleep seems to be.
Strange sounds in deep water
In 1958, Frank Watlington was listening for Soviet submarines when he stumbled onto an alien world.
August 13, Ordinary 19A (Genesis 37:1–4, 12–28)
Is it possible to be completely and terribly wrong but not all bad?
Grain for the world
Russia’s actions are threatening millions of African people with starvation. The US can help.