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Movement: Essays by readers
We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “movement.”
Our complaint and God’s provision (Exodus 17:1-7; 26A)
The “promised land” is whatever is on the other side of this coronavirus.
I May Destroy You takes us on a quest for wholeness
As Arabella struggles to remember the night she was assaulted, other memories emerge as well.
Michael Cohen’s tell-all about Trump is mostly about himself
The moral lessons of his humiliation and imprisonment seem fairly limited.
Trump’s eviction moratorium doesn’t help tenants pay their rent or landlords pay their mortgages
A real solution would require a large infusion of cash.
The artist at the end of the world
Scott Russell Sanders’s essays balance ecological despair with the promise of human creativity.
The way we build our cities is racist
American buildings, streets, and neighborhoods don’t just host oppression—they embody it.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg saw the biblical Deborah as a role model
When I asked her why, she talked about another role model: Pauli Murray.
Four ways faith leaders can shift to trauma-informed ministry
When everyone is traumatized, caregiving takes on new dimensions.
October 18, 29A (Exodus 33:12-23)
Moses has never been one to keep his mouth shut.
The pandemic didn’t make our food system vulnerable
It always has been—because vulnerability is part of creation.
Religious groups offer aid, spiritual care during West Coast wildfires
In recent months, volunteers with United Sikhs have logged hundreds of hours, handing out thousands of meals to people without homes during COVID-19....
Georgia UMC church leaves denomination in support of LGBTQ rights
A church in Savannah, Georgia, is the first congregation in recent years to depart the United Methodist fold in support of LGBTQ inclusion....
Divinity school professors among participants in ‘scholar strike’ for racial justice
Anthea Butler, professor of religious studies and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania, said thousands of faculty supported a “scholar strike” for two days in September, during which ...
Myanmar army deserters confirm atrocities against Rohingya Muslims
Two soldiers who deserted from Myanmar’s army have testified on video that they were instructed by commanding officers to “shoot all that you see and that you hear” in villages where minority Rohin...
Liberal Christian group kicks off new swing-state voter campaign
The liberal-leaning Christian group Faithful America is launching a new project focused on chipping away at President Donald Trump’s support among religious voters in three swing states....
United Methodist civil rights activist Gil Caldwell dies at 86
Gil Caldwell, a civil rights activist who later in life stood up for gay rights in the United Methodist Church, died September 4 at the age of 86....
Former Christianity Today editor Mark Galli converts to Catholicism
On September 13, Mark Galli—a former Presbyterian pastor and former editor in chief of the evangelical magazine Christianity Today—was confirmed as a Roman Catholic....
Former UCC president Avery D. Post dies at 96
Avery D. Post, president of the United Church of Christ from 1977 to 1989, died on September 7. He was 96....
Are we trapped by the way others see us?
Brit Bennett’s novel explores racial passing, gender transition, and family trauma.