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Shining a light on our lurking depravity
I never imagined Kevin Spacey as a moral guide. Still, even when the bar was not high, the news has been heartbreaking for humanity.
Why my church stopped decking the halls
A new family skipped a lot of our holiday activities—and got me thinking.
Kamila Shamsie’s novel is filled with perfect coincidences
Of all the coffee joints frequented by all the British citizens-of-Pakistani-descent in all of Amherst, Massachusetts, she walks into his?
Hope in the face of death (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13)
Everybody dies. My mother-in-law intended to be ready.
Emanuel AME pastor Eric Manning shows solidarity with Sutherland Springs
“Though the motives may be different the result is the same: you have now two congregations who have gone through a tremendous amount of hatred and evil within their sacred spaces.”
Archaeologists want to hold off on rebuilding Jonah’s mosque in Mosul
An Iraqi-British team hopes to excavate an ancient Assyrian palace found under the demolished shrine, which local authorities are eager to restore.
Charged with the grandeur of God—and the influence of Flannery O'Connor
The faith-infused southern fiction of Tim Gautreaux, Robert Olen Butler, and Jamie Quatro
December 17, Advent 3B (John 1:6-8, 19-28; Isa. 61:1-4, 8-11; 1 Thess. 5:16-24)
Like John the Baptist, progressive Christians tend to define ourselves in the negative.
When Islam and Christianity clash, and when they don't
Muslims and Christians can live peacefully together. I've seen it.
Why would anyone go to church now?
We need a place where we can talk about why mass shootings happen.
Will mass shooting at Texas church prompt 'serious soul-searching'?
The attack may be the deadliest targeting a congregation in U.S. history.
Can we reclaim "thoughts and prayers"?
Instead of being an excuse for inaction, thoughts and prayers can turn us toward acts of love.
Episode 31: The Third Man
Matt and Adam talk with Brennan Breed, Old Testament professor at Columbia Theological Seminary, about Amos, American exceptionalism, and the 1949 noir classic The Third Man.
The incarnation and the challenge of transhumanism
If we become godlike, what god will we be like?
Can John Wesley's theology keep the Methodists united?
David Field's question is spiritual: How do we hold ourselves in right relation to those with whom we disagree?
Challenges arise to church-state separation and tax exemptions
The clergy housing allowance, school choice, and the Johnson Amendment are all under scrutiny.
How #MeToo calls everyone to fight sexual harassment and assault
The ultimate goal is to dismantle toxic constructions of masculinity. There are steps we can take now.
Rest and resurrection (Revelation 7:9-17)
From dust I came and to dust I shall return—but not forever.
St. Mary in my basement
I'm an Episcopal priest. Why would I have a statue of the Blessed Virgin in my home?