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John the Baptist has a brand.
Why do Christians protest?
The biblical foundation for a holy practice
Maybe this really is a time of divine judgment
Amid pandemic and protest, will we turn to each other and live?
Maybe this really is a time of divine judgment
Amid pandemic and protest, will we turn to each other and live?
May 31, Pentecost (John 20:19–23)
“Receive the Holy Spirit” isn’t an invitation. It’s a command.
by Martha Spong
May 31, Pentecost (John 20:19–23)
“Receive the Holy Spirit” isn’t an invitation. It’s a command.
by Martha Spong
May 24, Easter 7A (John 17:1–11)
We can’t all be one until we believe that all people matter equally to God.
by Martha Spong
The Spirit is present. The Spirit is working.
This Sunday is one where some re-education and re-framing might be helpful.
May 3, Easter 4A (Psalm 23; John 10:1–10)
Why do we prefer faded scars to open wounds?
Maybe Christianity’s best appeal is its courage in the face of all that wounds, rips, and ravages.
by Debie Thomas
Anyone who has occupied spaces where death looms knows that the experience of time is anything but certain.
by Brian Bantum
There's more than one way to taste and see the goodness of God.
Things Pilate cannot touch: creative life, confounding power
by Brian Bantum
Things Pilate cannot touch: creative life, confounding power
by Brian Bantum
Things Pilate cannot touch: creative life, confounding power
by Brian Bantum
Attacking climate change one bank at a time—starting with Chase
It’s time to stop the biggest lenders to the fossil fuel industry.