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A pastor’s pandemic diary
I hope our little flock survives. But the church is nonessential to God’s redemption of the world.
Seeing disability through a lens of wonder
Brian Brock’s book is both academic and deeply personal.
June 7, Trinity Sunday (Genesis 1:1–2:4a; Psalm 8; Matthew 28:16–20)
When we read scripture backward
Caught up in God
Early on, I got caught up in the logic of the Spirit—and in the steady beat of black life.
Churches obsessed with their right to reopen are missing the point
Genuine Christian faith is larger than the US Constitution.
Christian publishing houses announce layoffs
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on Christian publishing companies....
Faith leaders join outcry over shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery
Following the release of a video months after the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a black jogger in Georgia, religious leaders have raised their voices to ask questions about how and why he died....
Coronavirus ushers in new era of collaboration among scientists
In a conference room in Washington, D.C., a dozen epidemiologists huddle over a computer monitor....
After initial increase during pandemic, Trump’s approval ratings drop among white Christians
President Trump’s job approval ratings among some faith groups jumped in March as the number of coronavirus infections began to spread across the country....
Methodist Native caucus supports tribe at risk of losing ancestral lands
While most people in the United States have been focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision to revoke the reservation status of a Native American tribe’s more than 300 acres in Massachusetts has...
Greg Zanis, carpenter who built crosses for mass shooting victims, dies at 69
Few knew him by name, but many saw his signature handiwork on the side of the road or in media images from scenes of tragedy—squat, white wooden crosses with the names of gun victims scrawled in bl...
Gregg Mast, influential Reform leader, dies at 68
Gregg Mast, a renowned Reformed Church in America pastor and educator, died April 27 from complications related to COVID-19. He was 68....
Ida B. Wells awarded Pulitzer Prize 89 years after her death
On May 4, journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnett was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for her investigative reporting on lynching that began in the early 1890s....
Why be Protestant?
Phillip Cary locates the heart of Protestantism in the gospel promise it reveals.
The old, evil idea of humans as units of production
When people’s value is reduced to their economic contributions, they are dehumanized.
A committed faith (1 Peter 3:13-22)
It’s one thing to suffer in the context of doing something bad, but suffering while doing good?
Beginning to learn to be a pastor
Shortly after his ordination, a home visit unexpectedly throws a new pastor in the deep end.
Karl Barth’s gift to the church
Kimlyn Bender has produced a reading guide to assist nonspecialists.
Take & Read: Ethics
New books that are shaping discussions about ethics in a capitalist society
