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My spouse is also my pastor
During the pandemic, I’ve realized how much I rely on her as a proxy for my faith.
On the path to holiness with Dostoevsky
Paul Contino offers a hope-filled reading of The Brothers Karamazov.
Episode 3: Finding nourishment with Gary Nabhan
“We have learned to accept diversity in the many peoples around us by falling in love with their foods… that’s why I’m optimistic.”
Amara Ifeji works at the intersection of climate and racial justice
The Nigerian-born activist grew up in Maine playing with the dirt—and experiencing environmental racism.
Episode 15: The unnamed mystics | A conversation with Kimberly Russaw
The overlooked women of the Hebrew Bible can help us to see the overlooked people in our lives.
The frightening side of baptism
Peter Leithart argues that the sacrament’s violence is surprisingly good news.
Translation as an act of love
“Dolly Parton says she is singing for everybody. I am trying to translate for everybody.”
The receptive, reflective act of paying attention
For Simone Weil, paying attention means asking, ”What are you going through?”
It’s time to reimagine the church parking lot
What if it functioned more like a bridge than a wall?
Obery Hendricks condemns the sins of right-wing evangelicalism
If his book were a trial, the verdict would be clear: guilty.
Freeing Philemon from the “fugitive slave” theory
Stephen Young lets Paul’s letter speak for itself.
Episode 2: Discovering the Palace of the Lady with Mohamed Waheeb
“We are not exaggerating when we say that we found the remains of the two rooms of Mary of Egypt. This is no legend; it’s reality. It’s a holy place, where the heavens opened three times. . . . It is the most important spot in the world.”
The price of gas in a global economy
Our dependence on fossil fuels is filling Vladimir Putin’s war chest.
April 10, Passion Sunday C (Luke 22:14-23:56)
We betray Jesus for far less than was offered to Judas.
The exuberant absurdity of Don’t Look Up and Moonfall
Watching the destruction of the world we were warned was coming is a staple of American entertainment.