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A troubling new coalition in Israel
How will Netanyahu and his new allies govern? And what will become of the Israeli left?
November 27, Advent 1A (Romans 13:11–14; Matthew 24:36–44)
We can recognize ourselves in the messy people around Jesus.
Imagining Christ (Psalm 46; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43)
We may see him as fully human. Scripture resounds with his cosmic nature.
After Pope Francis’s visit, Indigenous people in Canada reflect on trauma, healing
In July, Pope Francis made a widely publicized “pilgrimage of penance” to Canada....
Take & Read: New titles in New Testament
If God Still Breathes, Why Can’t I? Black Lives Matter and Biblical AuthorityBy Angela N. ParkerEerdmans
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In witness to a wilting world
Tishani Doshi’s poetic voice dwells between the scriptural and the cultural, between lesson and observation.
French Catholic leaders dig deeper hole in sexual abuse scandal
Like any modern Catholic official, Archbishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, president of France’s Catholic bishops’ conference, re...
Knitting with Simone Weil
The philosopher’s call to attention reminds me I’m making a difference.
Tara Stringfellow’s fictional family brings a real city to life
Like Memphis, Memphis is gritty—filled with danger, tragedy, and humor.
Eastern University drops ban on LGBTQ faculty, on hold from CCCU
Eastern University, a Christian school affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA, has amended its policies to allow fo...
MacKenzie Scott gives $15 million to Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has awarded Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service $15 million in donation funds...
The crowded elevator of opinions
We’ve become convinced that speaking is the most important thing we can do.
Jonathan Dyck’s queer Mennonite graphic novel
Shelterbelts is a quiet ode to rural life that honors what is good and confronts what is not.
WWII bombed churches and synagogues live on in art glass exhibit
The man in the trenchcoat stood in the ruined church, gazing down at a fallen crucifix, its life-sized image of Jesus broken, ...
November 20, Reign of Christ C (Luke 23:33–43)
In a blockbuster movie, this is when our hero would leap from the cross.
Aurelia Dávila Pratt’s paths to healing
Her powerful debut resonates deeply with my lifelong labor to honor my name and my voice.
Oregon interfaith leaders declare win in gun control vote
For Mark Knutson, securing the necessary signatures this summer to get one of the country’s strictest gun control measures on ...
New practices (2 Thessalonians 3:6–13)
At this point we’re all into whatever is our way of being together as endemic church.
