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The Return of the Prodigal Son, by Marie Romero Cash
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
art selection and comment by John Kohan
Why didn’t the police show any empathy for Daniel Prude?
Jesus, too, encountered a naked man living with mental torment. He responded quite differently.
Maybe this really is a time of divine judgment
Amid pandemic and protest, will we turn to each other and live?
A neurodiverse God?
The parable of the widow and the unjust judge might give us a radical look at the face of God.
by Samuel Wells
May 21, Ascension (Luke 24:44–53)
The disciples did not understand what was happening. What chance do we have?
by Martha Spong
Two people have an experience of awakening after talking to a stranger.
April 26, Easter 3A (Luke 24:13–35)
What does Jesus do after the resurrection? Take a walk.
April 26, Easter 3A (Luke 24:13–35)
What does Jesus do after the resurrection? Take a walk.
Learning from Mary during a pandemic
How do we say yes to the call of this moment?
Why I'm grieving Elizabeth Warren’s exit
Unlike Hillary Clinton’s defeat in 2016, Warren’s defeat came at the hands of her own party.
Loving your political enemy at the National Prayer Breakfast
Arthur Brooks gave the room an important assignment. President Trump turned it down.
Loving your political enemy at the National Prayer Breakfast
Arthur Brooks gave the room an important assignment. President Trump turned it down.
In the Qur’an, God is a great debater
The Qur’an is not a description of God. It’s a call to conversion.
What Meghan and Harry can and can’t escape
At the heart of life is the mess of being stuck with other people.
When we advertise our righteousness, it becomes self-righteousness
What we can learn from the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector
February 23, Transfiguration A (Matthew 17:1–9)
God’s presence transfigures here, now, in the familiar.
Mary 2018 (aka Mary at the Border Fence), by Benjamin Wildflower
art selection and comment by Lil Copan
Mary 2018 (aka Mary at the Border Fence), by Benjamin Wildflower
art selection and comment by Lil Copan