“We can’t depend on political parties to provide moral clarity.”
We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “character.”
Underneath layers of mulch, the German Butterball and Rose Gold flourish.
In God's life, all creatures get attention.
Mr. Irwine and Tóti offer lessons in going below the surface.
I used to think racism could be surgically removed. But it's not that easy.
At times, the cost of theological diversity is painfully clear.
The characters Beatriz and Gloria model resistance against powerful, immoral blowhards.
At a #decolonizeLutheranism forum, I thought of Matthew 18.
Through Christ, God dances.
Where are the dead?
Leonard DeLorenzo helps us envision where our loved ones have gone and how we relate to them.
The emotional wisdom of irrational Christians
Ken Evers-Hood applies behavioral economic theories to Jesus—and the people who follow him.
The role of county prosecutors in mass incarceration
John Pfaff's Locked In adds to what we've learned from Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow.
Paradox at the heart of poetry
The Still Pilgrim—seemingly Angela Alaimo O'Donnell's alter ego—reflects joy and longing.
The ancient codex contains Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings.
Ecumenical clergy reach their neighbors where they are—outside of church buildings.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a Missouri case may affect a court in New Jersey looking at similar questions of church-state separation.
Thousands of Muslims prayed in alleys and streets rather than inside Al-Aqsa Mosque. Then police used force against demonstrators.
Christians made up the majority of refugees admitted to the U.S. in the first five full months of the Trump administration.
Sandy Boyce's talk, “Visions for the Future,” encouraged following the example of the pastor who founded the modern deaconess movement.
Patriarch Antonios, who is 90 and has diabetes, has been denied medical care.
Lawrence Ware's tipping point was a recent debate over a resolution to disavow white supremacy.