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December 17, Advent 3B (John 1:6-8, 19-28; Isa. 61:1-4, 8-11; 1 Thess. 5:16-24)
Like John the Baptist, progressive Christians tend to define ourselves in the negative.
by Martha Spong
as once was so
by Carl Winderl
Growing up evangelical in the nineteen seventies
by Bill Stadick
Beyond doubt
by Kathleen O’Toole
Ecclesiastes for the ecclesia
A wisdom ecclesiology embraces the church’s earthly context—but without romanticizing it.
by Amy Plantinga Pauw
Anxious about anxiety
How can we overcome our anxiety? And should we even try?
by Carol Zaleski
What does Christian vocation look like for the elderly?
God calls us to serve the world with our bodies—even when those bodies are failing.
by Joyce Ann Mercer
¿Preguntas?
by Shanna Powlus Wheeler
Who is Jesus for Muslims?
“According to Islam, Jesus always speaks the truth. The question is how we understand it.”
Amy Frykholm interviews Zeki Saritoprak
A health care bill that takes away people’s health care
Caring for the sick means keeping them in our risk pool.
June 4, Day of Pentecost
John 20:19–23
by Anne H. K. Apple
May 28, Seventh Sunday of Easter
John 17:1–11