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December 3, Advent 1B (Mark 13:24–37)
Keep awake, Jesus says, for God’s new world is coming.
I was sick and you visited me (Matthew 25:31-46)
Each year, about 1.9 million new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the US.
The wedding may be the most important scene in Killers of the Flower Moon
In Martin Scorcese’s telling of the Osage Indian murders, all the violent contradictions of history unfold in domestic intimacy.
Episode 34: Theologian Mitri Raheb, author of Decolonizing Palestine
A conversation with theologian Mitri Raheb about current conditions in Palestine, Christian Zionism, Biblical interpretation, and more
Searching for home in the world’s religions
“Why is it that being a Buddhist Christian is often flagged as a problem,” asks theologian John Thatamanil, “but being a capitalist Christian is not?”
Worshiping at the church of Taylor
The goodness of a Taylor Swift show points to our need for a deeper goodness.
The emotion standing in the way of peace
Anger can be both healthy and helpful. Rage offers only destruction.
November 26, Reign of Christ A (Matthew 25:31–46)
Do we understand how our actions may shape the fate of a neighbor?
Frederick Douglass’s talents (Matthew 25:14-30)
When the true master returned, he found Douglass using his gifts for justice.
Impoverished by design
Sociologist Mark Rank shows how the United States systematically produces economic vulnerability.
November 19, Ordinary 33A (Judges 4:1–7)
Irena Sendler, who smuggled hundreds of children out of the Warsaw Ghetto, was a modern-day Deborah.
The literal drama of church history
Life in the Roman and Byzantine empires was utterly theatrical.