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A heart broken open
When the teenager stepped into the pulpit, her IV pump slung over her shoulder, the congregation grew quiet.
Trump’s artificial images
The AI-generated meme is this administration’s house style—moral degradation made visible.
The power of covenant and courage
Irving Greenberg aims to reassure Jews and non-Jews alike that the life of the spirit is worth the effort.
June 15, Trinity C (Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31)
Wisdom is frisky and frolicking. She reminds us that God created our impulse to learn and to grow.
In the Bible, gender is not binary
The Bible employs many merisms, in which two contrasting words stand in for a whole spectrum. “Male and female” is one of them.
Craig Dykstra saw things afresh
The longtime Lilly Endowment vice president’s impact is felt in the hospitable spaces he cultivated, the disciplined reflection he nurtured, and the ripple effects of a life well lived.
Erasing women
The Trump administration’s moves against women leaders are not new. We’ve been here before.
Walter Brueggemann’s gift of disruption
In his hands, the Bible was a living, aching, burning thing.
Queering is for everyone
“What are we looking for when we’re looking for queer?” asks theologian Lisa Isherwood. “I’m looking for a wider picture of incarnation.”
Separation of powers (Genesis 11:1-9)
In a mainline church, the pastor tends to have limited unilateral power.
I’m a deconstructing American
Lately I’ve been feeling the same emotions I felt when I deconstructed my evangelical faith.
The criminalized apostles
Jeremy Williams offers an indispensable study of the book of Acts and the rhetoric of crime in the Roman Empire.
Does it matter if Jesus was crucified with nails or ropes?
A recent Christianity Today article—and subsequent apology—reminded me of the forbidden questions of my evangelical upbringing.
Episode 49: Psychotherapist Amanda Ann Gregory, author of You Don’t Need to Forgive
A conversation with Amanda Ann Gregory about trauma, forgiveness, gender justice, and more
Walking Palestinian children to school
The Israeli government’s expansion of its warfare into the West Bank has me thinking about my time there almost a decade ago.
Worse than doing nothing
Congressional leaders have sat silent as Trump runs roughshod over democratic norms. But they readily answered the call to cut Medicaid.
The lived religion of restorative justice
Jason Springs immersed himself in justice organizations in Chicago. He offers an account of their peace circles and the hope they cultivate.