Church
Being church while the neighborhood burns
“There’s a fire that cannot be extinguished except by justice.”
Wearing down structural evil with the ministry of erosion
During the pandemic, our church’s justice work has gone online.
Pentecost is the truest conspiracy
The church can conspire—breathe together—to bring goodness into the world.
What happened in Africa after the pandemic of 1918
Something as big as a plague always remakes the religious landscape.
Church is essential. Gathering isn’t.
As Christians, we understand the importance of in-person worship. As APNs, we know how serious COVID-19 is.
Three women in Cleveland who are serving the most vulnerable
Yvonka Hall, Yvonne Pointer, and Frances Mills are beacons of hope in the face of racial disparities.
A pastor’s pandemic diary
I hope our little flock survives. But the church is nonessential to God’s redemption of the world.
Caught up in God
Early on, I got caught up in the logic of the Spirit—and in the steady beat of black life.
Churches obsessed with their right to reopen are missing the point
Genuine Christian faith is larger than the US Constitution.
Beginning to learn to be a pastor
Shortly after his ordination, a home visit unexpectedly throws a new pastor in the deep end.
Karl Barth’s gift to the church
Kimlyn Bender has produced a reading guide to assist nonspecialists.
A New Monastic community in a time of social distancing
The idea of this place is incarnation. When someone here gets sick, so does everyone else.
On the spirituality of quarantine
How can we be “witnesses to the ends of the earth” right now? I have found some help from St. Benedict and St. Gregory.
Is Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle really “the Asian Francis”?
The media portrays him as a progressive. It’s not that simple.
How dying churches abuse pastors
Gene Fowler examines why traumatized congregations so often attack their leaders.
How do we remember people killed by police?
Call their names. Tell their stories. Confess our role.
In this Easter season, words fail
After the resurrection, the disciples’ words failed too.
A congregation that spans the US-Mexico border
For more than a decade, Christians have worshiped together across the border wall.
How I learned to love worshiping via video call
I'm immunocompromised. My ability to attend worship has long been determined by the CDC.