We name the holy

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Noah gets drunk. Then he curses Ham.

How on earth did this odd little biblical tale get twisted into a justification for chattel slavery?

The morality of Jesus reinterpreted

Writing primarily for post-evangelicals, ethicist David Gushee examines 40 biblical texts.

We name the holy

For me, pastor and poet are the same vocation.

Politics

Noah gets drunk. Then he curses Ham.

How on earth did this odd little biblical tale get twisted into a justification for chattel slavery?

In prison, Satan is real

I’ve heard incarcerated women preach about a power that demands renunciation.

I’m learning to let go of ‘preaching pretty’

Some Sundays, my congregation needs a word that’s more raw than polished.

A brief history of hating liberalism

Kevin Schultz explains why White liberals are under fire—from all sides and from within.