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Does God care what I wear to church?

While my thinking on this question has shifted, at the core of my being there is still a well-dressed girl from Queens.

by Pamela A. Lewis
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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.
by Gary G. Yerkey
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The church cannot bless war

A Christianity that affirms the state’s wars is not Christianity. It is idolatry.
by C. Andrew Doyle and Stanley Hauerwas
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Learning humility as a student pastor

Field education invites us to the lifelong work of discovering the Holy Spirit through our stunning inadequacies.
by Melissa Florer-Bixler
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Bibi’s endless war

The biblical king Amaziah stands as a warning to Israel’s prime minister. He is not heeding the warning.
by Mordechai Beck

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Settler colonialism discourse and how it falls short

Adam Kirsch suggests that what was once an academic discipline has become a new religion.
by John E. Phelan Jr.

The kingdom of God is like this

Tom Long’s invigorating new book empowers preachers to preach on and with the parables of Jesus.
by Will Willimon

Ecclesiastes and the heart-wrenching lives of migrants

Helen Boursier explores spirituality before, during, and after people decide to cross into the United States.
by M. C. Lohrmann

A poetic search for belief

Amy Newman’s new collection is less a theodicy and more an apology, a defense of life in the face of imperfection.
by Lilia Ellis

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Does God care what I wear to church?

While my thinking on this question has shifted, at the core of my being there is still a well-dressed girl from Queens.
by Pamela A. Lewis
In the Lectionary

July 6, Ordinary 14C (2 Kings 5:1-14)

God’s saving work is never too big for ordinary moments or casual conversations.
by Gina Burkhart
Voices

Learning humility as a student pastor

Field education invites us to the lifelong work of discovering the Holy Spirit through our stunning inadequacies.
by Melissa Florer-Bixler

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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.
by Gary G. Yerkey
In the Lectionary

July 6, Ordinary 14C (2 Kings 5:1-14)

God’s saving work is never too big for ordinary moments or casual conversations.
by Gina Burkhart
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Does God care what I wear to church?

While my thinking on this question has shifted, at the core of my being there is still a well-dressed girl from Queens.
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The church cannot bless war

A Christianity that affirms the state’s wars is not Christianity. It is idolatry.
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