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To the planter of trees
Two of my frequent routes include an arcade of trees. Neither is very long—one just a block, the other maybe a quarter-mile. But even when the branches are bare, the trees form this graceful archway that we drive through.
As I went though one the other day, I started wondering about the person or persons who planted those trees.
Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates is an atheist. But perhaps his atheism is precisely the kind that Christians in America need.
Pope Francis: 'Jesus was popular and look how that turned out'
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September 27, 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Mark 9:38-50
At this point in Mark, stumbling blocks seem a necessary point for conversation. We are good at placing them in others’ paths, and even better at setting them before ourselves.
What Google doesn’t know: Lessons from the Ashley Madison hack
What if someone released all our e-mails and texts? It would make the Ashley Madison hack look quaint in comparison.
Why mainline pastors should read Rachel Held Evans
I put it off for a while. I don’t like to read people who are so popular, so trendy. Furthermore, I’m a United Methodist minister teaching at a PC(USA) seminary—why would I want to read a story of a young evangelical who has a few doubts and then joins the Episcopal Church?
"You used to sing to me"
So, I've only been at my church for a couple of months, not long enough to accomplish anything big or great. That's what I keep telling myself, anyway....
Refugee crisis: Israelis invoke Holocaust as they debate how to respond
(The Christian Science Monitor) As scenes of Middle Eastern refugees streaming along European railways were stirring Israelis’ collect...
Recovering from Ebola, Sierra Leone communities strive for reconciliation
(The Christian Science Monitor) The greatest betrayal of James Keppa’s life took only as long as uttering these words: we need an amb...
Loving the refugee
The wrenching dislocations of World War II were often pitilessly ignored by the world. What story will be told of our time, and of us?
Was Jesus a progressive rabbi?
I’ve seen a few people on Facebook share an image from theologian Benjamin Corey and I have to say that it bothers me.
Episode 1: Shannon Kershner
Matt talks to the pastor of Chicago's Fourth Presbyterian about pastoral transition, being a post-liberal among liberals, and the crash course she took in the Chicago Cubs to prepare for Ernie Banks's funeral.
Afterwar, by Nancy Sherman
Nancy Sherman's message is clear: society must understand the totality of human experiences of war, including their moral dimensions.
Walking toward the storm
Jesus went slowly, purposefully into the eye of the storm. Only through the storm would he find what he was looking for.
Things to never forget on 9/11
It’s been 14 years. And we’re still reliving 9/11 each year. With videos of tumbling towers, with remembran...
Wisdom cries out through children
Each time I read these words from the beginning of Proverbs, I can't stop thinking about how much I would like to hear a child read them in worship.
God Complex Radio hosts Frank Schaefer
Rev. Frank Schaefer is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church where he ministered for 20 years....