The Christian Century

In Genesis, God separates the dry land from the sea. But God also makes marshes, estuaries, and coral reefs.

What would the global church look like if we all honored our ancestors as members of the communion of saints?

The annual ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids brings artwork—and artists—into places of worship.

"Should it be legal?" has not been serving us well.

If you weren't looking for it, you might have missed her act of resistance at Trump's inauguration.

As the years passed, Graham’s list of doctrinal dealbreakers got shorter. He kept preaching his simple, nonsectarian call to faith.

A good joke can reveal the distance between what is and what should be.

Our political discourse features strong convictions about moral obligations—and widespread uncertainty about where they come from.

When we give something up, we realize that its goodness doesn't depend on our ownership of it.

Isaiah 55 gives voice to the longing we can't quite name.