When our church received a windfall, we tried an experiment.
“One second-century pagan critic of Christianity was willing to tolerate everything else about Christians if they would only worship the gods.”
Why baseball is best on the radio
Our family reunion in Argentina looked like something straight out of one of Jesus’ parables.
God’s response to Job is cold comfort when you have terminal cancer.
I mostly agree with Jeffrey Weiss about prayer. I think St. Paul would too.
Calvin argued for the self-evident clarity of the Bible—the same Bible he wrote thousands of pages about.
The main purpose of prayer is to enjoy God.
We've had decades of experiments with charter schools and vouchers. There are no resounding success stories.
If Benedict’s Rule is a text of resistance, what does it help us resist?
In a nation legendary for its secularism, les Cathos are speaking up.
Several recent films and shows portray people of color with a complexity that James Baldwin once assumed was impossible for pop culture.
John 10:1–10
Luke 24:13–35
How spiritual practices can foster creativity
The most useful essays in this new collection are the ones that tell stories from parish ministry.
A novel for frightening times
Han Kang’s main theme is the dignity and the cowardice that atrocity brings forth from people—often the same person.
Reading evangelical history with one eye closed
Frances FitzGerald gets the religious right wrong—along with the evangelical tradition generally.
Are open borders the most ethical approach to immigration?
David Miller’s book doesn’t offer policy solutions. It does help us think clearly.