Books In Review: The solution to the fear of death is to live as dying creatures Theologian Todd Billings grapples with scripture, philosophy, and his own incurable cancer. by LaVonne Neff January 21, 2021
Faith Matters The good death in three stages Finding peace with neighbors, ourselves, and God by Samuel Wells July 8, 2020
Interview The coronavirus is helping us rehearse for our own deaths “A lot of people want to talk about the big questions; they just don’t know how to get started.” Liuan Huska interviews Lydia Dugdale June 10, 2020
First Person 5 times a day, the WeCroak app reminds me that I’m going to die I liked this, until I didn’t. by Matt Fitzgerald October 24, 2018
Sunday's Coming Ashes without glitter I'm a queer Christian pastor, and I'll be using regular, old, boring ashes like always. by Emily C. Heath February 12, 2018
Living by the Word February 14, Ash Wednesday (Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Psalm 51:1-17) There are two sure things in life: death and sin. by Emily C. Heath January 17, 2018
Sunday's Coming The measure of our days (Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21) It's hard for me to grasp that mortality is my fate, too. by Nurya Love Parish February 28, 2017
Faith Matters Marked as human On Ash Wednesday, as we remember our sins and ask to be forgiven, let's also remember what we love and ask to love it more. by Stephanie Paulsell February 13, 2015
Feature The shape of ashes To say "earth to earth" is a good thing, we have to believe it's really going to happen. by Richard Lischer February 12, 2015
Books In Review: Incurable condition Not every ailment can be fixed—or should be. Atul Gawande thinks we need to talk about this. by LaVonne Neff February 10, 2015
Editor's Desk Marked The church of my childhood paid no attention to Lent. The season's words sounded too mystical to us, too strange and too Catholic. by John M. Buchanan February 18, 2013