Fourth Sunday of Advent
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My fertility journey with Mary
Navigating agency and surrender with my namesake, the mother of God
by Mary Barnett
Mary brings her whole story (Luke 1:46b-55)
If anyone is expecting a lullaby, they better think again.
Imagining a new political economy with Miriam of Nazareth
Abortion is about real lives enmeshed in the realities of home and work and wages and debt.
Don’t tell my Pentecostal mom, but I pray the Hail Mary
My Grandma Violet was the black sheep of our family. I think of her when I pray.
Surface Incidents, by Cherith Lundin
art selection and comment by Daniel C. Richardson
July 18, Ordinary 16B (2 Samuel 7:1–14a)
God promises to build a bayit, a house. But not one with boundaries.
Deconstructing the Republican Jesus
Biblical scholar Tony Keddie shows how the conservative movement enlisted the Bible to help its cause.
by Aaron Klink
High risk (Advent 4B) (Luke 1:26-38)
There are things I found out about myself while I was pregnant.
Mary’s song reveals her politics of mercy
I think Jesus learned his prophetic ministry from his mother.
December 20, Advent 4B (Luke 1:26–38)
We are still asking Mary's question: How will this be?
Mary 2018 (aka Mary at the Border Fence), by Benjamin Wildflower
art selection and comment by Lil Copan
December 22, Advent 4A (Matthew 1:18–25; Isaiah 7:10–16; Romans 1:1–7)
Seeing the crucified Christ in my wife’s C-section
I see love incarnate in suffering flesh, a body bearing a body in pain for love.
by Brad East
Seeing myself in the story of the Feast of the Visitation
I've long identified with Mary's fire. Now I want to learn from Elizabeth.