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Archaeologists discover ancient Jewish artifacts, part of Jerusalem walls
Israeli archaeologists have made two recent discoveries expanding knowledge of Jewish history as far back as the time of the First Temple in the seventh century BC....
In praise of precise language
Most of us are guilty of using words like progressive and conservative to divide between us and them. Can we do better?
Encounters with a saint
I was skeptical about sainthood. Then I met three people whose lives were changed by Mother Teresa.
Researchers open tomb believed to be the one where Jesus was buried
(The Christian Science Monitor) Future pilgrims to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre will be able to glimpse what is, according to trad...
Episode 37: Vince Amlin
Hope springs eternal—except when it doesn't. That's the continual challenge of faith.
Name-calling and Ivory soap
God has “crowned human beings with glory and honor.” This is important to hear amid the demeaning rhetoric of these disheartening days.
A Jesus who embodies his own characters
Two refreshing new books place the storyteller within the story he tells.
What waiting reveals about our true selves
An insight I gleaned from Ernest Hemingway rings true for the mainline church today.
December 4, Second Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 11:1-10; Matthew 3:1-12
The Bible uses the word fear both for fright and awe. This week's texts reveal the difference.
Above every game (Ephesians 1:11-23)
God "has put all things under his feet." This includes the NFL.
Addiction teaches us the truth about lies
Small deceptions work like a narcotic, making us feel nicely respectable. Especially in church.
Faith-based groups, others put pressure on UN for its role in Haiti cholera deaths
Every family in Joseph Dade Guiwil’s community has been harmed by the cholera epidemic in Haiti, the worst outbreak in recent history....
Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows to be first black woman to lead an Episcopal diocese
Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, 50, will be the first black woman to lead a diocese in the Episcopal Church....
Samuel Kabue, head of ecumenical network, advocates for people with disabilities
Samuel Kabue believes in giving people chances....
Rachel Azaria works for balance in Israel's religious conflicts
Rachel Azaria’s office is sparsely but intentionally decorated with a Hebrew translation of Martin Luther King Jr.’s biography and a framed photo of her role model, Hillary Clinton. ...
Uniting the new working class
Today's laborers are more likely cleaning toilets than mining coal. But there's still a need to organize.
Facebook politics and the face-to-face
Arguments about common concerns are most likely to be compelling in person—but that doesn't stop us from trying to make them on social media.
Showing up for racial reconciliation
As a young white pastor, I learned the value of working with black organizations—and not trying to be in charge.