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Limited faith in a risen savior (John 20:19-31)
The disciples don't believe Mary—or do they?
South Sudan Council of Churches head holds on to hope, unity amid crisis
As a peace deal signed a year ago falters and the world’s newest nation faces famine, Isaiah Majok Dau, head of the South Sudan Council of Churches, continues to find sources of hope....
The beauty of Charles Spurgeon
My temptation to spurn the evangelical preacher slipped away when I opened this volume.
Pathologically moral
In her memoir, comedian Maggie Rowe lays bare a struggle with excessive guilt that rivals Martin Luther’s.
The night I learned to take chances
We stood along the highway in a blizzard, trying to hitchhike. We started reciting Bible verses to pass the time.
Georgetown University apologizes for its role in historical slave trade
The leader of the Catholic religious order that helped found Georgetown University sought forgiveness from descendants of slaves whose sale bolstered the school financially....
The night I learned to take chances
We stood along the highway in a blizzard, trying to hitchhike. We started reciting Bible verses to pass the time.
What we need from scientists
It’s hard enough to distinguish fact from fiction. Then there’s the matter of interpretation.
Let's make Earth Day about the Earth martyrs
Flowers and creation hymns aren't going to cut it this year.
The poor we will always have with us?
Jesus isn’t pitting himself against poor people. He’s one of them.
Egypt’s Copts face rising fears, divisions after attacks
Some women in Upper Egypt donned black in mourning on Easter Sunday....
The isolation of Wallace Stevens
A new biography reveals the poet’s devotion to his vocation. It also reveals his loneliness.
The Marys are stronger together (Matthew 28:1-10)
The phenomenon of women in groups, in community, has been near the front of my mind for some time.
Enter Satan
The Gospel of Luke turns the corner in Chapter 22. Instead of Judas being annoyed or disturbed about Jesus’ behavior—as in John—he is suddenly possessed.
James Baldwin's tough love for America
Baldwin’s words in Raoul Peck’s film indict us, but they also help us envision a new future.
Clash of cultures
Pontius Pilate shows us what happens when the historical and the eternal intersect.
The courageous women who weep (John 18:1-19:42)
They stand witness, watching in agony at his agony.