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Festival of the child

At Christmas, the least grown-up parts of us have free rein.

by Rachel Mann
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My protector was not on the ballot this fall

I look to the hills, not to a politician.
by Stephanie Perdew
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How do we preach about a vigilante murder?

As preachers consider their response to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a sermon from the Gilded Age might guide the way.
by Katarina von Kühn
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Essays by readers: Seed

We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “Seed.”
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The Christmas of Baby Tommy

We raised our kids without a religious narrative. My young son stumbled upon one on his own.
by Lesley Finn

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Pages soaked in mystery

Rebecca McCarthy traces Norman Maclean’s poetic sensibilities from his University of Chicago classroom to A River Runs Through It.
by Richard Lischer

Diplomatic evangelism

Emily Conroy-Krutz chronicles the complex relationship between Protestant missionaries and the US Foreign Service in the 19th century.
by Robert Shaffer

Did enslaved people write the New Testament?

Candida Moss argues that when early Christian texts were written, unpaid laborers were in the room where it happened.
by Nijay K. Gupta

What is poetry in the face of war?

Mosab Abu Toha’s poems are about Gaza. Reading them I saw all people who suffer.
by Jill Peláez Baumgaertner

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Microdrama in Trafalgar Square

It happened in 20 seconds. I pondered it for days.
by Samuel Wells
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Pages soaked in mystery

Rebecca McCarthy traces Norman Maclean’s poetic sensibilities from his University of Chicago classroom to A River Runs Through It.
by Richard Lischer
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Diplomatic evangelism

Emily Conroy-Krutz chronicles the complex relationship between Protestant missionaries and the US Foreign Service in the 19th century.
by Robert Shaffer
In the Lectionary

December 29, Christmas 1C (Luke 2:41-52)

Twelve years into this parenting gig, Mary knows there’s not much she can do to keep her son safe.
by Lee Hull Moses

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Diplomatic evangelism

Emily Conroy-Krutz chronicles the complex relationship between Protestant missionaries and the US Foreign Service in the 19th century.
by Robert Shaffer
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My protector was not on the ballot this fall

I look to the hills, not to a politician.
by Stephanie Perdew
Features

How do we preach about a vigilante murder?

As preachers consider their response to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a sermon from the Gilded Age might guide the way.
by Katarina von Kühn
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After every election, I turn to Tolstoy

His challenges to the left and right alike are devastating and timely.
by Julian DeShazier

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