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Three musings on Psalm 139 (Psalm 139:1-12,23-24)
It is important to consider how others may hear these beloved words.
Getting ultrareal about the church
Ultrarealism, a concept I learned from distance running, begins by seeing things as they really are.
Episode 30: Terence Lester, activist and author of All God’s Children
A conversation with Terence Lester about implicit bias, God as Justice, critical race theory, and more
Luke Powery preaches through and beyond racism
The Duke Chapel dean writes as if the Holy Spirit makes all the difference for faithful preaching—and anti-racism.
Faith groups get total of $92 million for innovative programs for children
Dozens of Christian groups seeking to instill faith in the nation’s children have been given grants of as much as $1.25 million to help them meet their mission....
Living by kinship, not consumption
When I’m tempted to click “Add to cart,” I hear creation groaning.
A preventable oil spill in Kansas
Fossil fuel companies aren’t promoting sustainability. They can’t even be trusted to take baseline safety measures.
All in with Wes Anderson
Asteroid City might be the most Anderson of all his films, and I came to it like an acolyte who is doubting the mystery.
Campus ministry partners convert congregation's office building into student housing
Six college students are preparing to move into new apartments in a former office building at Redeemer Episcopal Church in Jacksonville, Florida, after th...
A parable about itself (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23)
The Parable of the Sower gives the preacher an opportunity to teach about the gift of parables.
Catholic bishops in Ireland ask parishes to conserve 30 percent of property for pollinators, biodiversity
Editor's note: This story is part of "Growing a Green Church," an ongoing series focused on churches' efforts to steward their buildings and land effectively in the context of ...
Extravagant consumption
For Jesus, the inverse of scarcity isn’t abundance—it’s accumulation.
Who is Naoíse Mac Sweeney’s new history of the West for?
Like so many books today, it seems aimed at convincing an audience that will never read it.
Many Black SBC churches have women pastors on staff. Will they be expelled next?
Earlier this year, Southern Baptists expelled five churches from the nation’s largest Protestant denomination for having women as pastors....
Ordinary violence
Peacemaking is a crucial part of the Christian life—but it isn’t just about war.
Rose Macaulay was ahead of her time
In Crewe Train, the neglected Anglo-Catholic novelist tells the story of a woman who resolutely does not fit in.
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