The Christian Century

Whether you're in the pulpit or the pews, give some thought to this epistle this week.

I've been hearing stories of bones, in places that appear desolate and hopeless.

We need to sit with stories that resist easy categorization, stories that make us question the official narratives, no matter where we happen to fall in them.

Naming sexism as sexism is not a failure to engage diverse views.

The earthiness of Jesus' cure of the blind man in John 9 recalls all of the ways that God uses basic elements in creation and salvation.

Lent demands that we use our old eyes in new ways.

Organizations rating nonprofits appeal to the results-oriented. But is that what charity is about?

There are people who can't take crisis, but there are others who only show up for that.

It has become trendy to criticize the popular approach to 40-day fasts. But there's still a lot to be said for giving up Oreos or cake.

I'm facing terminal cancer and receiving the prayers of many. Beyond the implicit problems, I've found ways to see what it means to ask God for healing.