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Latino churches are social service hubs
Yet their extensive efforts go largely unseen outside their communities.
Early Christianity, fragment by fragment
A new published volume of ancient papyri contains sayings, attributed to Jesus, that were previously unknown—including a dialogue with a disciple named Mary.
What comes after clergy self-care?
I didn’t need more candles or journaling. I needed solidarity with others.
Ministry and other difficult jobs
Pastors face intense challenges—though not necessarily unique ones.
Divine love in Hosea 11
Human parents, even good ones, have limits. God does not.
The wisdom of not knowing
The information age feels like an all-you-can-eat buffet. I’m stuffed.
An anti-Christian lawsuit
When Texas attorney general Ken Paxton filed a suit against a Catholic volunteer organization in El Paso, he went against his own church’s statement of faith.
Why do you want to see?
The Zone of Interest interrogates the desire to bear witness that animates the Holocaust movie as a genre.
A holy fool with chocolate
Understanding Wonka in light of the gospel’s message of radical, unconfined love
My evangelical feminist friend Letha
There is no greater evidence of how much Letha Dawson Scanzoni valued relationships than her letters.
The slow work of dialogue
For 20 years, Mennonite scholars from North America and Shi’a scholars from Iran have met periodically to build bridges.
To forgive is exclusively divine
Ancient Israel’s war with Amalek is a lesson in repentance and covenant.
Christian life in The School of Athens
My upbringing made me a Platonist. Motherhood made me an Aristotelian. I never left either behind.
In search of Rumi’s live heart
Looking for an Arabic translation of a favorite line, I found myself on a treasure hunt.
Repairing the redlined body of Christ
My church wanted to participate in our city’s reparations efforts. We began in our archives.
Ten ways Christians can criticize Israel that aren’t antisemitic
Since October 7, many well-intentioned statements have undercut progressive Christians’ moral high ground by invoking antisemitic tropes. It’s an avoidable problem.