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Compassion begins in the eyes
The pandemic hasn’t taken away our ability to look our neighbor in the eye.
Brought to life by Christ
Theology was not optional for me as a child. It was a matter of life or death.
Can offensive monuments from the past help hold us accountable today?
Perhaps the names once chosen for honor can now spark meaningful conversation.
Virtual worship has become the people’s work
Discovering the limits—and possibilities—of common prayer via Zoom
How Killer Mike helped me rethink the work of Christian activism
Protesting in Jesus’ name is an outward act that yields inner transformation.
Emerging ‘movement chaplains’ bring spiritual care to activists
Kimberly Jackson remembers the disappointment and devastation that erupted after the execution of Troy Davis nearly ten years ago in Jackson, Georgia....
Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for downsized hajj
Last month, Muslim pilgrims arrived in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj, as Saudi authorities balanced the kingdom’s oversight of one of Islam’s key pillars with the safety of visitors in t...
New survey: people are reading the Bible less during the pandemic
People may be reading the news and “doomscrolling” through social media during the coronavirus pandemic.
But what they don’t appear to be reading is the Bible....
Aaron Keyak tapped to lead Jewish outreach for Biden campaign
Former vice president Joe Biden’s campaign team has hired Aaron Keyak, former head of the National Jewish Democratic Council, to oversee Jewish outreach....
Southern Baptist pastor resigns after celebrating former KKK leader
A Southern Baptist pastor who gave an invocation at a celebration honoring the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan stepped down from his rural Alabama church in late July....
Russian court fines popular, virus-denying Orthodox monk
On July 20, a Russian court ordered Father Sergiy, an influential monk who has denied the existence of the new coronavirus and urged his followers to ignore government lockdown orders, to pay a ...
A desire to return home
Aharon Appelfeld’s novel of wartime survival among Jewish partisans in Nazi Europe
Messianic protest against the School of the Americas
In Kyle Lambelet’s view, SOA Watch demonstrates the virtues of a messianic politics.
Faith and fear at sea (Matthew 14:13-21; 19A)
A few reflections on this passage from Matthew
The practical wisdom that comes from a pandemic
The question “what are we for?” takes on new meaning these days.
Pregnancy is undeniably beautiful and bizarre
Both Agnes Howard and Brittany Bergman encourage reflection on a transformational experience.
Trump uses Democratic cities as stage for “law and order” theatrics
Observers noted that federal officers in Portland caused more trouble than they solved. That may have been the point.