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August 18, Ordinary 20B (John 6:51–58)
The Greek word sarx could well be translated as “hamburger” rather than “flesh.”
Righteous anger (Ephesians 4:25-5:2)
What does it look like to be angry without sinning?
The Christian lady preacher and the queer Jewish poet
If I could give every new pastor a gift in their first year of preaching, I’d give them a friend like Jessica Jacobs.
A harrowing novel about Christian boarding schools
In Margaret Verble’s Stealing, a Cherokee girl finds what she needs to survive an evil system.
Present together
When I was a chaplain intern working with people with disabilities, there was one man I visited every Sunday right after worship.
Fewer chances for women to preach and pastor at Asian American churches, new survey shows
Women have fewer high-level leadership opportunities in Asian American churches than in other churches, according to a survey from the Innovative Space for Asian American Christianity....
The all-knowing cloud and the cloud of unknowing
Clouds evoke the sublime. What about the cloud that stores our data and mediates its flow?
Five faith facts about Harris pick Tim Walz, a ‘Minnesota Lutheran’
Frenzied speculation over Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s pick for her vice presidential running mate came to an end Tuesday, with the current vice president reportedly choosing Min...
In an age of isolation, what does it mean to belong?
Educator and activist Kim Samuel calls readers to recognize the gift (and necessity) of one another.
The spirituality of waiting
If God is present in the planting and the harvest, then God is present in the time when nothing seems to be happening.
August 11, Ordinary 19B, (John 6:35, 41–51)
We need to wrestle with the meaning of Jesus’ flesh as bread, bread we are to consume.
Police, monks gear up for another battle on Mount Athos
Monks are preparing for a major raid on Mount Athos, the Greek mountain considered a sacred site for Eastern Orthodox Christians, after Greek police sent a letter on July 16 asking for increased re...
Bethlehem Moravian church settlement in Pennsylvania named World Heritage site
Known for its original Moravian architecture and annual Christmas festivities, the Historic Moravian Bethlehem District in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is now the 26th site in the United States to be i...
Who we are and what we do (Ephesians 4:1-16)
The growth and the flourishing of the body of Christ is measured by its love.
Cycling my way to peace
Turning the pedals over again and again, I began to feel the fullness of who I am and how I was made.
Truth, lies, and video
Civil War and Fly Me to the Moon share an awareness of how malleable and fragile our sense of shared truth is in a world dominated by images.
The wisdom of dreamwork
“I don’t interpret dreams,” says poet and spiritual director Rodger Kamenetz. “I bring them to life.”
Another reason Rome fell
When the Antonine Plague hit in 165, says historian Colin Elliott, the Roman Empire was already well on its way to failure.
The deluge and after
This spring, I was new to the Midwest—and the cataclysm of a biblical flood was not on my agenda.
Virtuous friendship
Prudence and constancy might not sound like much fun, but they create the load-bearing relationships communities need to flourish.