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July 16, 15A (Genesis 25:19–34)
I haven’t always embraced the particularity of God.
The corrosive power of regret
What does it take to find self-compassion and embrace self-forgiveness?
Hostile architecture
In metro areas today, park benches are becoming an endangered species.
Lessons from downsizing my office
As I worked my way through old files and photos, I met with three kinds of sadness.
UCC elects first woman—and first woman of African descent—to lead denomination
The United Church of Christ elected its first female general minister and president on Monday at its 34th general synod in Indianapolis....
Walter Earl Fluker’s call to the Black church
In King’s time, the goal was to stir the churches to struggle. Now it’s to wake the dead.
July 9, Ordinary 14A (Matthew 11:16–19, 25–30)
There is a difference between work-life balance and sabbath living.
A very particular humanity
Suzanne Robertson didn’t meet “life” on death row. She met a man named Cecil who loved cheesecake.
Southern California church plants native species in its gardens, becomes part of its natural environment
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 ...
Supreme Court ruling in favor of mail carrier celebrated across religious spectrum
In siding with an evangelical Christian mail carrier who quit the US Postal Service after he was forced to deliver packages on Sundays, his Sabbath, the Supreme Court on Thursday did something rare...
Reimagining how we reimagine church
We need to end our obsession with novelty and corporate jargon.
American Protestantism and what it has done
David Hollinger explores how Protestantism has shaped—and warped—a nation’s intellectual life.
Is being adopted or fostered always traumatic?
Jenn Ranter Hook and Joshua Hook say yes—and offer families concrete tools to support children.
Unitarian Universalists elect first woman of color, openly queer president
A womanist theologian, ethicist, and minister was installed as the 10th president of the Unitarian Universalist Association on June 25, following an uncontested election in which she secured 95.5 p...
Bronwen Boswell named Acting Stated Clerk of the general assembly of the PC (USA)
Bronwen Boswell has been named Acting Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)....
Can churches spread the gospel of solar in coal country?
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 ...