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The wall my daughter can’t get past
I’ve stopped trying to climb over it or knock it down. Now I just sit there.
by Debie Thomas
Women of the Bible say #MeToo
Read Tamar or Dinah's story with your church. Listen together for their cries.
Having faith in God is better than being certain about God
We don't need arguments from the pulpit. We need living water.
Jesus' death is almost impossible to accept. Then he comes back.
Jesus' death is almost impossible to accept. Then he comes back.
May 10, Ascension of the Lord (Luke 24:44-53)
The church organizes its life in the wake of absence.
April 15, Easter 3B (Luke 24:36b-48)
Our risen savior has taste buds and a digestive tract.
April 15, Easter 3B (Luke 24:36b-48)
Our risen savior has taste buds and a digestive tract.
Taking the Bible seriously means reading it figurally
What scripture means is not reducible to what it once meant.
What rules apply to everyone?
Our political discourse features strong convictions about moral obligations—and widespread uncertainty about where they come from.
The New Testament in the strange words of David Bentley Hart
Greek and English do not work the same way. So what does it mean to create a literal translation?
Psalm 91 in every time and place
“No evil shall befall us,” said St. Anthony in the desert, preachers during the Rwandan genocide, and Americans after 9/11.
Anna and Simeon’s hope precedes their encounter with Jesus.
by Greg Carey
Pope Francis says God doesn’t lead us into temptation. What does the Bible say?
Who tests Abraham, or Jacob, or Jesus—and why?
by Greg Carey
Stories even better than Garrison Keillor's
It's Advent, and accusations against prominent men are shaking things up like a highway construction project in the wilderness.
Coronation of the Madonna and Child, with Five Angels, by Sandro Botticelli
Art selection and commentary by Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons
How dancing in The Nutcracker has shaped my sense of Advent
When I read the annunciation story, I picture Mary as Clara.
by Amy Ziettlow
How dancing in The Nutcracker has shaped my sense of Advent
When I read the annunciation story, I picture Mary as Clara.
by Amy Ziettlow