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December 3, Advent 1B (Mark 13:24-37)
The Gospel reading speaks of the world ending. For some people in the pews, it is.
Being a Shalom Sista in a brokenhearted world
What does it look like to embody the peace of the city of God?
No innocent fable
Should I tell my first-grader about the racist, imperialist, and misogynist legacies I detect in the book she's reading?
Middle East's Samaritans look to the past and future
There are only 802 Samaritans in the world. But they are hopeful for the future.
The Babel story is about the dangers of uniformity
Forget the tower. The problem is that everyone "had the same words."
Churches in the Philippines decry killings in antidrug crackdown
One of the country’s most powerful institutions, the Roman Catholic Church, is stepping up its criticism of President Duterte's crackdown.
Episode 30: Bring it On
Adam and Matt welcome journalist Jeff Chu to the show to talk cheerleading and the perils of cultural appropriation with the 2000 movie Bring it On.
Can a corporation exercise religion?
According to the Trump administration, even a company owned by millions of unrelated people can be a person of faith.
The weight mother! bears
Darren Aronofsky's title character is the divine feminine, Mary, and Spirit; she's a little bit Gaia and a whole lot of the Feminine Principle.
Brian Scroggins, disaster manager, cares for Las Vegas survivors
Since the day after the mass shooting, Scroggins has organized donations, kept track of the 500 wounded, and organized the services of ministers.
Amid evangelical decline, split grows between young adults and church elders
Only 11 percent of evangelicals are younger than 30, according to a recent study.
Cross-shaped memorial is unconstitutional, court rules
Three secularist organizations objected to goverment funds maintaining the 40-foot-high World War I memorial.
I can't throw and catch at the same time
What kind of church doesn't have Sunday school? An honest one.
Amy Tan on writing, family, and writing about family
Some parents are horrified when their children write books that air family secrets. Not Daisy Tan.
Prepare the way of the Lord
When we live in God’s grace, the distinction between wilderness and city collapses.
God knows our names (Isaiah 45:1-7)
We want to know God, but we also want to be known.
Civil rights leader Gil Caldwell calls on Duke Divinity to confront its past
More than 60 years ago, the divinity school denied Caldwell admission because he is black.
8 recent films that take on the church
Across the globe, cinematic portrayals of Christianity are increasingly emphasizing its faults.