The Christian Century

I might or might not be invited back. Either way, there’s no lasting harm.

When I asked her why, she talked about another role model: Pauli Murray.

Instead of memorizing Luther’s theology, the kids built churches that embodied it.

Forgoing congregational singing as a spiritual discipline

As I lie awake, it seems right to join those who address God with different names than I use.

To insist on a narrative of forgiveness is dehumanizing and violent. It goes against the very nature of lament.

What deep desire do my sourdough starter and jade clippings represent?

Last week in Louisville, I went to church.

During the pandemic, our church’s justice work has gone online.

I hope our little flock survives. But the church is nonessential to God’s redemption of the world.

Shortly after his ordination, a home visit unexpectedly throws a new pastor in the deep end.

The idea of this place is incarnation. When someone here gets sick, so does everyone else.

I almost always find something good that I didn’t know I needed.