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An evangelical scholar reads scripture through Artemis
Sandra Glahn shows how the Greek goddess’s prestige influenced the portrayal of women in Ephesians and 1 Timothy.
Too much mystery?
Leaving evangelicalism allowed me to embrace the mystery of faith. I wonder if I’ve taken it too far.
Coffee justice in Mexico
Café Justo’s alternative to the fair trade model keeps the means of production—and most of the profit—in the local community.
Karl Barth in a nutshell
Marty Folsom does what no previous scholar has done: make Church Dogmatics available to all.
June 2, Ordinary 9B (1 Samuel 3:1–10, 11–20)
Opening up space and time in our lives is one way to invite God to speak.
Ukrainian military chaplains learn pluralism on the job
What to do if a soldier from another denomination asks for a prayer?
Corrected by Jesus (John 3:1-17)
Jesus’ response to Nicodemus takes the form of a mild rebuke.
The wilderness of a rural ministry circuit
I’m now a half-time “missional coach” to a six-church parish. I have many questions.
Navigating James Baldwin’s legacy
Greg Garrett provides a road map for the terrain of the prophetic writer’s work and thought.
A land dispute in the Old City
Armenian activists in Jerusalem are outraged over an agreement to lease communal land to a hotel developer.
Tear gas over the soccer field
“You’re welcome to take it back home with you,” my Palestinian friend said as I looked at the US-made canister in my hand. “Actually, take all of them.”
The Pharisees didn’t kill Jesus
If they had been the ones presiding over Jesus’ trial, says biblical scholar Israel Knohl, there wouldn’t have been a crucifixion.
