Features
Dear Jesus, Am I broken enough yet?
The Scopes Monkey Trial and the evolution of fundamentalism
Does God care what I wear to church?
What do we mean when we say something is “in the Bible”?
Churches are closing. What should they do with their assets?
An uneasy calm at the border
Alasdair MacIntyre retains his power to shock
The D.C. church that beat the Proud Boys in court now owns their name
Voices
Isaac S. Villegas
Becoming manna
There’s a connection between a desire to care and the offer of food. We’re committed to each other’s survival.
Alejandra Oliva
Cooking when the world is on fire
These days, daily tasks can feel like a distraction.
Melissa Florer-Bixler
Learning humility as a student pastor
Field education invites us to the lifelong work of discovering the Holy Spirit through our stunning inadequacies.
Samuel Wells
A man I know had a near-death experience
What was I doing in his vision?
Stephanie Perdew
A farewell to snow
Louise Erdrich’s Future Home of the Living God reminds me how much we have to mourn as we enter a climate dystopia.
Peter Choi
My new understanding of mountaintop faith
Together, the Psalms and the Korean concept of han have changed my perspective on the emotional Christianity of my childhood.
Books
Life’s mysteries, juxtaposed
Theresa Monteiro’s debut poetry collection delivers a cosmic vision that always bursts through the mundane.
The buried and the unburied
Richard Price’s latest novel follows four characters, each affected by the collapse of a tenement building in East Harlem.
Racism by law
Joel Edward Goza shows how White supremacy has used legislation to structure the social reality of the United States.
Can we live without cars?
A pair of new books can challenge Christians to see transportation as an expression of the beloved community.
Settler colonialism discourse and how it falls short
Adam Kirsch suggests that what was once an academic discipline has become a new religion.
The kingdom of God is like this
Tom Long’s invigorating new book empowers preachers to preach on and with the parables of Jesus.
Ecclesiastes and the heart-wrenching lives of migrants
Helen Boursier explores spirituality before, during, and after people decide to cross into the United States.
Departments
The good kind of patriotism
Worse than doing nothing
