An evangelical scholar reads scripture through Artemis
Sandra Glahn shows how the Greek goddess’s prestige influenced the portrayal of women in Ephesians and 1 Timothy.
Kat Armas’s devotional does not exist for your personal growth
Instead, the Cuban-American writer aims to turn her readers’ gaze outward.
A lament psalm without lament (Psalm 22:23-31; Mark 8:31-38)
Lament psalms typically move to trust at some point, but reading only those verses feels strange in Lent.
February 25, Lent 2B (Mark 8:31–38)
What a roller coaster for the disciples: They are following the Messiah! And doing so will cost them everything.
Ashes together (Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21)
Praying in community is often more powerful than praying “in secret.”
February 18, Lent 1B (Mark 1:9–15)
Does Jesus hide from the wild beasts? Hurl rocks at them? Mark doesn’t say.
February 14, Ash Wednesday (Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21)
How did my friend feel making a cross on my forehead, not knowing how long I’d be alive?
An unlettered theologian
Nancy Koester’s biography captures the remarkable ministry of Sojourner Truth, who could not read or write.
A self-emptying of privilege
Brandan Robertson grounds his discussion of Christians and privilege in the kenosis hymn of Philippians 2.
A very long discernment
Luke is in a maximum security prison. He wants to be an Episcopal priest.
Reckoning with the careless ableism of the church
Amy Kenny’s call for disability justice leads with righteous anger but offers grace.
Miriam, Esther, and other biblical non-mothers
Lisa Wilson Davison showcases women who thrive despite—and perhaps because of—their childfree state.
A manifesto for middle age
Kaya Oakes seeks the wisdom of women who are young, old, crazy, barren, butch, femme, angry, other, and alone
Literature in the wild
Nick Ripatrazone invites us into the wilderness with some of his favorite writers.
The view from Rebekah Taussig’s wheelchair
Sitting Pretty showed me how much I have to learn about ableism.