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October 2, Ordinary 27C (Lamentations 1:1–6)
These days it seems there are more and more opportunities for collective lament.
The priest behind the screen
Oddly enough, some of the best TV shows about clergy come from secular Europe.
Another kind of gate (Luke 16:19-31)
The rich man’s approach to Lazarus could have been different.
The quiet rise of Christian dominionism
Jerry Falwell wanted to prepare America for the end of the world. Ted Cruz’s evangelical backers want to take America over.
Finding church after religious trauma
Brooke Petersen gathers the stories of eight queer Christians who left churches—and found new ones.
Labor, land, and racism
Fifty years later, Wendell Berry revisits the themes he introduced in The Hidden Wound.
Where did the baby boomers go wrong?
Bill McKibben recalls his suburban childhood without a hint of nostalgia.
Meet the Church of Sweden’s archbishop-elect
Martin Modéus will lead the national church during a time of profound change.
September 25, Ordinary 26C (Luke 16:19–31)
God keeps sending the message that there’s a better way.
Turning understanding on its head (Luke 16:1-13)
The inability to make sense of the parable of the unjust manager allows us to experience confusion similar to those first students of Jesus.
The Night Pastor
I recently came across a record by 1960s Episcopal priest and jazz musician Robert Owen.
Looking to heaven without looking past earth
In the Christian imagination, the two rightly go together.
September 18, Ordinary 25C (Jeremiah 8:18–9:1)
Jeremiah has to learn to name the reality that is right in front of him.
Moving through bad days (Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28)
Jeremiah’s ministry bleeds into his humanity.
A church made of dust
After each service, I sweep up the dirt, specks of plastic, and tendrils of hair.
Failing and falling
At a workshop, I was asked to list my failures. The experience has stayed with me.
September 11, Ordinary 24C (Luke 15:1–10)
Sometimes in ministry you lose precious things.
The Century invites reader submissions
The Century invites readers to submit first-person narratives inspired by the words Hunt and Wind.