risk
To avoid risk, don’t get close to God
Sometimes faith is like encountering a grizzly bear.
What happened after my mostly white church put up a Black Lives Matter sign
It got stolen, and I got scared.
Learning costly resistance from Bonhoeffer
Cheap resistance is like cheap grace. It risks very little.
The night I learned to take chances
We stood along the highway in a blizzard, trying to hitchhike. We started reciting Bible verses to pass the time.
Ministry puts ministers at risk
Our call is a close call, one that draws us close to the sharp edges of life. "While we live, we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake."
Risk: Essays by readers
In response to our request for essays on risk, we received many compelling reflections. Here is a selection.
Time is short
In a recent interview, Diane Keaton told the story of when she first decided to adopt a child. She was driving her father home from the hospital to die.