The Christian Century

“People asked, ‘Is it George Floyd or Jesus?’ My answer was yes.”

“Jesus was preaching to people who were in the middle of the worst farming and fishing crisis yet.”

Usually it takes courage to preach Good Friday. This year, it will take courage to proclaim “He is risen!” on Easter morning.

“The church, as wonderful as it has been, has been a very difficult place for some people.”

“In God’s world, there are always new possibilities—some of which reside in things we find threatening.”

“The last four years were incredibly hard. But we also know that the system was not perfect four years ago.”

“The best place to be is at the intersection of art and faith.”

“Food charity is a sweet siren song. It is not a sustainable track toward the Beloved Community.”

“A lot of people want to talk about the big questions; they just don’t know how to get started.”

“There’s a fire that cannot be extinguished except by justice.”

“Life is built, and then it stops, and then Christ reaches in and brings it forward again.”

“We have remade our nation before and we can do it again.”

“These women are a puzzle hidden in plain sight.”

“It's the nature of the gospel to upend settled views.”

“What saves us is learning how to love, even to the point of death.”