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The night the universe looked back at me
Sometimes we glimpse magnificence in common occurrences. Science stumbles into poetry. We get a taste of singularity.
Were the lost gospels really lost?
The myth that alternative gospels were suppressed by empire and only recently rediscovered is too good to be true.
A playground bully, her victim, and their God
An incident in Germany reminded me who we all belong to.
by Kyle Rader
Why Orthodox Christians see triumph in the cross
Not just suffering
by James R. Payton Jr.
The Dakota Access pipeline poses a threat to indigenous people. Their resistance poses tough questions for all of us.
Christians didn’t baptize Aldo Leopold’s land ethic after the fact. They got there years before his work.
by Kevin M. Lowe
In this life, sanctification is gradual and difficult. Why would it be different in the life to come?
by John G. Stackhouse Jr.
How can Paul navigate the choppy waters of a pagan environment, with its idols and temples? The obvious place to start is the Shema.
by Nicholas Thomas Wright