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The graven image of growth
Practical theologian Andrew Root believes churches are bowing to the never-ending demand for production.
Natural death and Christian love
The most religious people are also statistically the most likely to place their faith in artificial life support. Why?
Natural death and Christian love
The most religious people are also statistically the most likely to place their faith in artificial life support. Why?
Natural death and Christian love
The most religious people are also statistically the most likely to place their faith in artificial life support. Why?
April 19, Easter 3 (Luke 24:13–35)
I don’t know where Jesus is heading when he encounters the two companions on the road, but it seems like maybe he never does get there.
Etched in flesh
Stigmata assert identity and collective memory through self-scarred skin. What if we read the Thomas story through a tattoo hermeneutic?
Apache Stronghold’s rooted resistance
The fight to protect Oak Flat is not just about a single holy site. It is about recovering our bond with the land.
Apache Stronghold’s rooted resistance
The fight to protect Oak Flat is not just about a single holy site. It is about recovering our bond with the land.
Apache Stronghold’s rooted resistance
The fight to protect Oak Flat is not just about a single holy site. It is about recovering our bond with the land.
June 22, Ordinary 12C (1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a; Psalm 42 and 43)
Psalms 42 and 43 remind us of the ways a spiritual practice can prepare us for whatever trials we meet in life.
When stagnant waters become fresh
The dams on the Klamath River are coming down. Their removal reflects a very different theology than their construction.
The prophet exhibits all four HALT states at once in 1 Kings 19.