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Considering the trees on Ash Wednesday
The surprising gift of knowing my vocation
Is preaching “all Jesus” or “all me”?
Naming my African American ancestors to keep them alive
What do fertility rates have to do with secularization?
Machanic Manyeruke and the gospel music scene in Africa
Beloved Everybody, an ability-inclusive church that embodies the beloved community
The view from Rebekah Taussig’s wheelchair
The federal death penalty and the Trump administration’s last-minute killing spree
February 21, Lent 1B (Mark 1:9–15)
Rebuilding refugee resettlement to make it better than it was under Trump—or Obama
The crumbling myth of American exceptionalism
Capitol violence brewed from nationalism, conspiracies, and Jesus