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Peter W. Marty
Peter W. Marty is editor/publisher of the Century and senior pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa.
Words to avoid at church
They might not be what you’d expect.
September 1, 2023
The dream and the backlash
Sixty years after the March on Washington, we don’t talk much about how nervous it made White people.
August 22, 2023
Hostile architecture
In metro areas today, park benches are becoming an endangered species.
July 7, 2023
Welfare for the wealthy
Half of all business meal expenses are tax deductible. This puts SNAP cuts in helpful perspective.
June 2, 2023
Checking (and rechecking) the weather
When we’re obsessed with the forecast, we may miss what’s happening in the present.
March 24, 2023
The scandal of the anti-intellectual mind
Why are so many Christians opposed to science and captivated by conspiracy theories?
February 8, 2023
We need a better masculinity
I stumbled upon a helpful book recently that sheds light on some of the more troubling myths of manliness.
January 27, 2023
Why aren’t people coming back?
A letter to pastors and churchgoers who wonder what happened to the prepandemic church they knew.
December 9, 2022
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Who’s responsible for coincidence?
Our spiritual lives would grow if we could step beyond the false notion that God arranges our circumstances.
September 29, 2022
The menacing turn in our politics
Too many powerful people in public positions today refuse to repudiate the language of threat.
September 26, 2022
Good citizenship starts on the playground
Through play, children acquire fundamental skills for living cooperatively with others.
July 22, 2022
The Second Amendment has been shaped into an altar
Cowardly politicians sacrifice the helpless upon it.
June 28, 2022