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Olav Fykse Tveit nominated as head of the Bishops' Conference of the Church of Norway
The Bishops’ Conference of the Church of Norway has nominated World Council of Churches general secretary Olav Fykse Tveit as its new presiding bishop....
Why the “for all” in “free college for all” matters
The advantages of a universal program
How Christian theology and practice are being shaped by trauma studies
Talking about God in the face of wounds that won’t go away
The crowd on the plain (Luke 6:20–31)
Jesus' sermon in Luke 6 is first and foremost about the people gathered.
The suffering Jesus in Shawn Copeland’s theology
African American spirituality and God’s act of solidarity
Saying good-bye to my congregation
I had to make room for conversations of thanks, forgiveness, love, and good-bye.
The problem with specialization
Chess players and golfers might benefit from an early, singular focus. Most people don’t.
Our legislators’ silence is a failure of moral courage
Margaret Chase Smith and Abraham Lincoln modeled a better way.
Pastors, friendship, and the limits of boundaries
What use are boundaries when you’re sitting with a friend who is about to die?
November 24, Reign of Christ C (Jeremiah 23:1-6; Luke 23:33-43)
The unfaithful shepherd sniffs out and stirs up fear, fragmenting communities.
Episode 67: Minding the Gap
On this week's Sunday Morning Matinee, Matt and Adam talk skateboarding, family, brokenness, and Bing Lau's incredible film Minding the Gap.
Letting story shape us
"Being a Christian involves living within the tradition and letting it shape our lives. It means letting these stories have their way with us." — Marcus Borg (emphasis added)...
When the opioid crisis shows up at our church’s doorstep
Dealing with our community’s real issues
The Mega podcast draws mega laughs
The evangelical satire also offers insight and empathy.
Who is justified? (Luke 18:9–14)
This Reformation Day, I'm preaching the Gospel text from the lectionary.
November 17, Ordinary 33C (Luke 21:5-19)
Jesus’ hearers are well-acquainted with calamity and crisis.
The many varieties of anti-Semitism
Deborah Lipstadt shows how anti-Semitic sentiment can spring up where we least expect it.
How Sister Helen Prejean became a “social justice sister”
“What saves us is learning how to love, even to the point of death.”
FDR’s faith
John Woolverton addresses a gap in Roosevelt scholarship with elegance and insight.
What keeps you going?
After our time in the pediatric cardiac ICU, we brought home a healthy baby. Others made funeral plans.