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What we know about Sarai is what she lacks. This week’s reading lacks her.
by Lisa M. Wolfe
“I left my land, my land did not leave me,” by Qais Al-Sindy
art selection and comment by Lil Copan
Abraham broke the law, crossing borders and trafficking his wife
Why do we forgive him so much more easily than migrants today?
by Karen González
Nicole Krauss’s love letter to (an imagined) Kafka
A breathtaking novel that bleeds existential urgency from every page
by Beth Benedix
It’s dangerous to trust God in the face of suffering. It’s more dangerous not to.
by Ellen F. Davis
The lines between sacred history and contemporary life are wonderfully, miraculously blurred.
by Lawrence Wood
Can "Abrahamic" replace "Judeo-Christian"? And without sacrificing the integrity of three different traditions?
by Ulrich Rosenhagen
reviewed by Walter Brueggemann