A story about a search committee and a candidate
When it comes to addressing local problems, proclamation isn't enough.
Incarceration is a tomb. It beats death into people.
The stories we tell can do real damage. Or they can heal.
Our staff operates under the premise that life is never dull.
Impunity for Joe Arpaio makes good policing harder. So does access to military gear.
Like musicians, we need to learn to adjust our posture so our theology rings true.
The practice plays a big role in Christianity—and not just on the fringes.
The parable of the wedding banquet is a horror story.
It's important to note what Jesus does not say about the Roman coin.
The earnest, hilarious Al Franken
The senator's jokes are still funny, even if Trump has made his satire obsolete.
From inertia to (small) action
Mai-Anh Le Tran bravely jumps into the space where theory meets practice.
Flannery O'Connor's demonic characters bear witness to Christ
If O'Connor's stories are shocking, that's only because the gospel is, too.
Where should the stepkids sit at the funeral?
As family configurations change, so does pastoral care.
Climate change and the failure of incarnational nerve
Do we really want God to live with us in a poisoned and degraded world?
The number of South Sudanese refugees in Uganda has reached 1 million.
The protest focusing on hate crimes, mass incarceration, and discrimination received larger support after Charlottesville.
Several offices that handle religious freedom issues will be consolidated.
Islamic Relief USA is turning ecumenical rebuilding efforts into interfaith partnerships.
Pew Research Center data show that many U.S. Protestants seem unaware of traditional positions.
Ye Win, now an Episcopal lay minister, paid forward the help he received when he reached the United States from Burma.
Luis Rafael Zarama's appointment by Pope Francis is another indication of the growth in the number of Hispanic Catholics—especially in the South.
Terry Rombot has faced religious persecution in his home country.
Rebecca Samuel Dali was recognized especially for her efforts to reintegrate women and their children who had been held captive by militants.