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July 16, Ordinary 15A (Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23)
The sower just seems to hope that the seeds will find the right kind of soil, while doing little to ensure that is the case.
One Day at a Time and the many ways to be Latina
The sitcom offers a complex and funny look at ethnicity, gender, and faith.
The peaceable priestly kingdom (Exodus 19:2–8a; Romans 5:1–8; Matthew 9:35–10:23)
If it's in the first verse of Romans 5, it must be important to Paul.
The temporary gift of marriage
"I'm not afraid of marrying you," said the young groom. "I'm afraid of losing you."
Dreaming in Israel
In Aharon Appelfeld's novel, a teenage Holocaust survivor sleeps, remembers, and learns to speak anew.
Somebody please write The Gospel According to Wonder Woman
Don't let the naysayers have the last word. Gal Gadot's Diana is the embodiment of love and hope.
The many resurrections of Chinese Christianity
For the church in China, dying and rising is not just a doctrine. It's an incontestable fact.
How our theological narratives can reinforce abuse
Calvinists who believe in complementarianism are more likely to also believe domestic violence myths.
A liberal congregation burns hot under Trump
We were already active in our community. Now we're on overdrive.
The vocation of surviving
Patrick B. Reyes reflects on the soils that have sustained him—and those that have poisoned him.
July 9, Ordinary 14A (Romans 7:15–25a; Matthew 11:16–19, 25–30)
I would have been embarrassed, downright ashamed to be associated with gluttons, drunkards, and sinners.
What makes Israel a Jewish state?
Two Israelis, a lawyer and a rabbi, on the complicated relationship between religion and national identity
The trouble with normal
People like me on the autism spectrum are often misunderstood in the workplace. But the situation isn't hopeless.
Trump and our damaged public character
There is a crisis of moral norms in America. The president is part symptom and part cause.