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Cheap grace in South Africa
Eve Fairbanks traces the experiences of three South Africans to diagnose the country’s unrealized promises.
Stronger than all evil things
She fled her homeland as a child. Years later, she forgave God.
March 5, Lent 2A (John 3:1-17)
Triumphalist uses of John 3:16 contradict the verse's historical context.
When women speak more than truth
She Said and Women Talking examine the collective power of women’s words for a MeToo era.
In Search of Truth: The Bible and Mary Magdalene (S2E1)
“The more I saw in myself, the deeper I went into myself, the deeper I was able to go in the Gospel. It almost felt like the Gospel was showing a wound in the text to me. It felt like a very, almost tender, invitation, saying well, let me show you this. It felt sort of like an invitation saying, can you help?”
Faith comes by hand
Throughout scripture, human bodies are not an obstacle to righteousness; they are its location.
Is relating to God a fundamental need?
Biblical theologian Christa McKirland argues that it is.
Getting organized to help migrants in Chicago
“The buses have stopped coming,” says Katarina Ramos, “but there’s still a need for services for the people who were transported here.”
Tyre Nichols’s killing is not an exception
Police violence against Black citizens is written into the script of American culture.
Dust and the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10)
I am thankful that this Ash Wednesday comes with the reminder of grace along with death.
When Adam and Eve allowed cookies (Romans 5:12-19)
The tree of good and evil is a good analogy for the internet.
February 26, Lent 1A (Matthew 4:1-11)
Many professions require testing—including Son of God.