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Becoming manna
There’s a connection between a desire to care and the offer of food. We’re committed to each other’s survival.
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Life’s mysteries, juxtaposed
Theresa Monteiro’s debut poetry collection delivers a cosmic vision that always bursts through the mundane.
Dear Jesus, Am I broken enough yet?
At youth group and church camp, I learned to perform my own unworthiness. It took years to recognize the spiritual harm this caused.
The buried and the unburied
Richard Price’s latest novel follows four characters, each affected by the collapse of a tenement building in East Harlem.
July 13, Ordinary 15C (Luke 10:25–37)
Mr. Rogers turns the self-protecting question, “Who is my neighbor?” into a self-expanding invitation.
The Scopes Monkey Trial and the evolution of fundamentalism
A staged legal proceeding in a small town became the catalyst for a century of culture wars.
Just go (Luke 10:1-11, 16-20)
The people of Jesus show up empty-handed and vulnerable.
The good kind of patriotism
The church is called to be a loving critic, not a national cheerleader.
Racism by law
Joel Edward Goza shows how White supremacy has used legislation to structure the social reality of the United States.
The United States owes King George an apology
The signers of the Declaration of Independence accused the king of crimes against the people they represented. Those very crimes have become commonplace during Trump’s time in office.
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Can we live without cars?
A pair of new books can challenge Christians to see transportation as an expression of the beloved community.
Bishop Budde among the Swedes
In September, Episcopal bishop Mariann Edgar Budde will travel to her mother’s homeland at the invitation of the Stockholm Cathedral.
July 6, Ordinary 14C (2 Kings 5:1-14)
God’s saving work is never too big for ordinary moments or casual conversations.