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May 23, Pentecost B (Acts 2:1–21)
Maybe we should see Pentecost as a celebration of land and labor in which the Holy Spirt is made known.
The Derek Chauvin trial held one bad-apple cop accountable
But what about the rest of the barrel?
Iconographer Kelly Latimore sees God in plain sight
“People asked, ‘Is it George Floyd or Jesus?’ My answer was yes.”
Patient care means listening to the patient
There’s little excuse for doctors skipping over basic compassion.
Prayer with legs (Easter 4B; 1 John 3:16-24)
On continuing to believe in prayer when others (quite reasonably) do not
Eastern University has served as the evangelical left’s laboratory
The school has produced limited doctrinal controversy—and a lot of prominent advocates for justice.
The Kindest Lie is a story about race and much more
In Nancy Johnson’s debut novel, a family secret draws a successful Black woman home to small-town Indiana.
Why did ISIS film its destruction of ancient Assyrian artifacts in the Mosul Museum?
Aaron Tugendhaft says all acts of image-breaking are also acts of image-making.
Episode 90: Oscars pre-cap
Matt and Adam talk about the 2021 Academy Award Best Picture nominees.
Christian peacemaking and the role of forgiveness
Seeking justice is critical. Is it enough?
May 16, Easter 7B (John 17:6–19)
Jesus’ high priestly prayer is a call to a new kind of knowing and loving.
Episode 5: Embodied and boundless | A conversation with Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
“Practicing to be a contemplative," says Zen priest Sensei Zenju, "you’re learning to be embodied and to be boundless at the same time.”
Woke corporations?
Unlike today’s Republican party, Delta and Coca-Cola are responsive to public opinion.
May 13, Ascension (Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:44-53)
What we see reminds us of what we miss, and vice versa.
Refugee resettlement in limbo awaiting promised changes
In February, President Joe Biden signed an executive order saying he would “begin the hard work of restoring our refugee admissions program.”...
New Mexico latest state to adopt medically assisted suicide
New Mexico has become the latest state to provide a legal pathway for terminally ill patients to choose when and how they die....
Following successful campaign, Virginia
interfaith leaders explain how other states can
abolish the death penalty
Connecting legislation with spirituality and supporters with tangible actions propelled death penalty opponents in Virginia to victory, said two organizers of the movement during a March 29 webinar...
United Methodist minister takes on QAnon through podcast
Derek Kubilus is no cookie-cutter United Methodist minister....
Teen in hijab aims to be TikTok ‘Afro-influencer’
In Milan’s chic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, a spacious mall that would be jammed with shoppers were it not for the pandemic, a young Black woman wearing a violet hijab and matching lipstick prop...