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Forgotten in a coconut field, an 800-year-old tombstone expands India's Jewish history
When coconut farmers in India’s Tamil Nadu state stumbled across a stone covered in strange inscriptions, it’s unlikely they expected it to be a groundbreaking find in Indian Jewish history....
Five faith facts about Trump's VP pick, JD Vance
On the first day of the Republican National Convention, former President Donald Trump announced Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be his running mate as he seeks reelection....
Voter protection training begins as clergy, secular groups look toward election
Faith leaders are making plans to provide a de-escalating presence at the polls months ahead of another deeply contested presidential election in an increasingly polarized country....
Did God intervene to save Trump’s life?
Underneath this question lies layer upon layer of ever more troubling theological questions.
Deep insights for Christians—from Leviticus
Gary Anderson thinks that the answer to what ails contemporary Christian theology lies tucked away in the Torah’s tabernacle narrative.
My childhood congregation was a progressive Christian dream come true
So why don’t more of the people who grew up there practice Christianity as adults?
Dress and redress
In a blend of memoir and scholarly inquiry, Megan Sweeney challenges readers to take clothing seriously.
Episode 41: Theologian Elizabeth Johnson, author of Come, Have Breakfast
A conversation with theologian Elizabeth Johnson about God as creator, rock, dove, verb, and more
Anglican hospital in Gaza resumes treating patients after evacuation order
Al Ahli Arab Hospital, an Anglican-run hospital in Gaza City, reopened last week “despite intense military activity in the area,” the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem said in a statement....
July 21, Ordinary 16B (Mark 6:30–34, 53–56)
An exhausted Jesus responds to the crowd with compassion. I think that’s a miracle.
Iranian American wrestling champion leads effort to develop singlet for conservative Muslim women
On a trip to Jordan in February, Afsoon Roshanzamir Johnston, the first woman from the United States to medal at the world championships in freestyle wrestling, met and coached a team of young Jord...
Grace and peace (Ephesians 1:3-14)
It’s hard to greet people with a blessing without sounding ostentatiously pious.
Phoning home
God, like an attuned parent, hears not just the words we say but also the hidden parts of our hearts.
How a perfect storm sent church insurance rates skyrocketing
John Parks was taking his first sabbatical in 40 years of ministry when he got a call from his church’s accountant with some bad news....
The souls of Jamel Brinkley’s stories
Brinkley has a storyteller’s gift for revealing characters and the connections between them.
How roads hurt animals
Ben Goldfarb’s book on road ecology has expanded my understanding of what makes a livable city—and world.
OncoMouse and me
A genetically engineered animal helped me rethink the imago Dei. It might also save my life.
Judge rules against Texas Attorney General Paxton in campaign against migrant shelters
An El Paso, Texas, district court judge ruled July 2 that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had violated the US Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable government searc...
July 14, Ordinary 15B (Mark 6:14–29)
Who knows what took place in Herod’s guilty heart after John’s death?