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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
Mary's joy is for everyone
The Magnificat rejoices in a God who acts within human history.
December 31, Christmas 1B (Luke 2:22-40)
Luke insists that Jesus is a child of Israel.
by Greg Carey
December 24/25, Nativity (Luke 2:1-14)
Luke has some sense of how a baby can change everything.
by Martha Spong
December 24/25, Nativity (Luke 2:1-14)
Luke has some sense of how a baby can change everything.
by Martha Spong
December 24, Advent 4B (2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Luke 1:26-38)
I imagine Nathan waking to the word of the Lord with his heart pounding.
by Martha Spong
Being a Shalom Sista in a brokenhearted world
What does it look like to embody the peace of the city of God?
by Osheta Moore
Being a Shalom Sista in a brokenhearted world
What does it look like to embody the peace of the city of God?
by Osheta Moore
What's dangerous about exorcism?
The practice plays a big role in Christianity—and not just on the fringes.
Encountering the Gerasene demoniac in an American prison
Incarceration is a tomb. It beats death into people.
How can we fell the demons of hatred?
Narratives of fear, domination, and greed abound. But there's a better story.
God's words and liturgy's echo
"I love you," says God. "We love you, too," our prayers reply.
Everybody counts. Even the Lollards.
A counting book that retells Jesus’ parables and a Reformation-themed alphabet book are among my favorite new children’s books.
Everybody counts. Even the Lollards.
A counting book that retells Jesus’ parables and a Reformation-themed alphabet book are among my favorite new children’s books.
Whoever he is, he’s as upset as the 12-turned-11.
Whoever he is, he’s as upset as the 12-turned-11.