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The Century invites reader submissions
The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives on the topics scar and drop.
Are we really “at war” with the coronavirus?
The language of war garners collective resolve. But that’s not all it does.
Discord on Plymouth Rock
TaraShea Nesbit’s novel about the Mayflower pilgrims and their conflicts
The coronavirus pandemic is nurturing neighborliness
We seem to be relearning the social benefits of building community with our not-so-close neighbors.
Waking up (Luke 24:13-35; Easter 3A)
Two people have an experience of awakening after talking to a stranger.
The coronavirus pandemic’s unequal burden on African Americans
A plague is being visited on all of us, but not evenly.
How dying churches abuse pastors
Gene Fowler examines why traumatized congregations so often attack their leaders.
How do we remember people killed by police?
Call their names. Tell their stories. Confess our role.
In this Easter season, words fail
After the resurrection, the disciples’ words failed too.
May 10, Easter 5 (Acts 7:55–60; Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16)
Are we guilty of throwing stones or of watching coats?
Wisconsin’s voting problems began long before the pandemic
Those in power have been working for years to prevent votes from counting.
Black churches, others face hate on Zoom
With their eyes closed in prayer, asking God to help the country’s overburdened health-care workers, members of the Impact Movement ministry group never saw the attack coming....
Larger churches urged to help smaller ones survive COVID-19 pandemic
National Christian groups are urging larger and more stable churches to financially help small churches that could potentially close in their communities due to a steep decline in offerings in the ...
What sobriety looks like in a time of crisis
On March 14, six days before New York governor Andrew Cuomo implemented a shelter-in-place order for the state, effectively shutting down all nonessential services, Reagan Reed was notified that 50...
Shunning online services, some churches preach ‘abstinence’ from gathered worship
For weeks, churches have been rushing to use the internet in new ways, live streaming and video conferencing to keep the faithful together for weekend worship....
California, New York provide hotel rooms to people who are homeless and released from jail
Two hotels near the airport in Oakland, California, are receiving unusual guests now that coronavirus has eviscerated tourism: people who are homeless after being released from jail....
Muslim magazine editor Amani al-Khatahtbeh announces Congress run
Amani al-Khatahtbeh, founder of Muslim Girl, has become the first Muslim woman to run for Congress in New Jersey....
Cardinal George Pell released from prison, assault charges dropped
Cardinal George Pell, who was sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted in late 2018 of the sexual assault of an underage choirboy in the late 1990s, was released April 7 in Australia...
UMC pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell resumes preaching following guilty wire fraud plea
Kirbyjon Caldwell, the former senior pastor of Houston’s Windsor Village United Methodist Church—the denomination’s largest in membership—surrendered his clergy credentials weeks before pleadi...