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Sorry, not sorry
Sometimes we need a place where we are told, “You did nothing wrong.” Can our communities provide that space?
Research counters nativist claims about Europe's Muslim population
A report from the Pew Research Center looks at projections depending on rates of welcoming refugees and immigrants.
Episode 33: Michael
This week Matt and Adam talk with Brian Blount, president of Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, about angels, Advent, the unexpected, and the 1996 movie Michael.
18 ways churches can fight sexual assault in 2018
Read the main article, “A pastor's #MeToo story.”
1. Maintain and update safe church child protection policies....
A pastor's #MeToo story
"What can we do to make this go away?" a member of the personnel committee asked.
Crisis and opportunity in the American Catholic Church
Massimo Faggioli is the most articulate interpreter of U.S. Catholicism today.
Yearning for God's reign, especially in our discomfort
That anger might make people feel uncomfortable, but listen to it. Use your emotions as fuel to work as hard as you can. That emotional energy indicates love for your church and your calling. It will sustain you.
The mortgage interest deduction subsidizes housing for people who don't need the help
The House tax bill would cap the benefit—a solid idea in a bill that doesn't offer many.
Justice is sweet
Please don’t judge me, but I am taking a fair amount of pleasure in watching powerful men being publicly called out for their misdeeds.
What do we expect? (Isaiah 64:1-9)
During Advent, the cry of Isaiah should be our cry.
Pastors play role in Zimbabwe’s change of power
A priest mediated. The council of churches called for national dialogue. And a Pentecostal pastor organized a large-scale protest.
Rock Island's 12-toed Jesus
Why did an early 20th-century artist leave us with a polydactyl Jesus? I have a few guesses.
January 6, Epiphany (Matthew 2:1-12)
Why does Matthew insist on calling Jesus a king?
Gentleness isn’t fragile
Most social problems are rooted in the failure of the strong to be gentle with others.
Anne Dyer to serve as first woman bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church
Dyer was also among the first group of women ordained as Scottish Episcopal deacon and then priest.
Daniil Islamov, Jehovah’s Witness, remains imprisoned in Tajikistan
The 18-year-old was conscripted into the military, but refused to wear a military uniform or take an oath of service.
The Boston Declaration and God’s monstrous entourage
People do terrible things. So does the biblical God. Is there value in naming those things?
The fall and rise of Holy Russia
Since the Soviet collapse, Christianity has flourished. This poses its own challenges.
Why did the Museum of the Bible’s scholars destroy ancient Egyptian artifacts?
Christian apologists say they found New Testament fragments in mummy masks. It’s a dubious claim.
Tabitha Isner, a Disciples minister, runs for a seat in the U.S. House
Pastoral care is at the heart of a representative's job, says Isner, who is campaigning in Alabama's second congressional district.