What does it mean to be a Christian in these times?

We have a cross at the center of our faith, and we need to start acting like it.

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January 26, Epiphany 3C (Luke 4:14-21)

When Jesus steps up to read the scroll, he comes home to a place of clarity.

January 19, Epiphany 2C (John 2:1-11)

Mary reminds us that sometimes we get involved in the need right in front of us simply because we can.

Sacred waters, melting ice

Baptismal rituals in glacial lands hold memories of the past—and wisdom for facing climate change.

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A new edited volume seeks not to replace traditional, White male–focused theopoetics so much as to reshape the subject altogether.

January 26, Epiphany 3C (Luke 4:14-21)

When Jesus steps up to read the scroll, he comes home to a place of clarity.

Group work (1 Corinthians 12:1-11)

Sometimes ministry functions like a group project at school.

What does it mean to be a Christian in these times?

We have a cross at the center of our faith, and we need to start acting like it.

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What does it mean to be a Christian in these times?

We have a cross at the center of our faith, and we need to start acting like it.

How shall we render?

Thankfully, the Christian tradition is filled with models of resistance to unjust leaders.

The legacy of Black activist teachers

Almeda Wright’s impeccably researched profiles explore the connections between religion, education, and social action.

What can the church offer trans people right now?

Baptism and Eucharist should rework all of our ideas about identity.