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Gospel women versus the theobros
The Gospel of Mark does not ask whether women are capable of faith. It asks whether anyone is prepared to hear and believe their testimony.
Antisemitism is more American than we want to admit
Historian Pamela Nadell traces antisemitism in the US from the colonial era to today—and the Jewish resilience that has risen to meet it every time.
At home with the Baptists
At my first gathering of Baptists in decades, I found something I didn’t know I was missing: testimony.
Is dysphoria both virus and cure?
Philosopher Paul Preciado’s critique of “petrosexoracial capitalism” chronicles a world that’s mutating in real time.
June 28, Ordinary 13A (Matthew 10:40–42)
I saw Jesus. It was Easter morning, 1988.
What if mercy matters more than empathy?
Christian compassion begins not with imagining another person’s pain but with recognizing our shared dependence on grace.
God who sees and hears (Genesis 21:8-21)
Hagar recognizes God’s presence where others might only see abandonment.
A betrayal of refuge
In immigrant congregations, deportation anxiety can silence survivors and shield abusers.
The bipartisan religion of the US border
Borders are not only political spaces, argues Elizabeth Shakman Hurd. They are also sacred objects.
Whose Christian nationalism?
If political power were distributed based on a census of the founding era, the United States would be run by Episcopalians and Congregationalists.
June 21, Ordinary 12A (Romans 6:1b–11)
I remember when I first had the thought that if God forgives my sins, my behavior doesn’t really matter.
Music during wartime
David Byrne reminds me that however bleak things seem, singing and dancing together are morally serious acts.
Called to care (Matthew 9:35–10:8)
In Matthew 10, something shifts. Something moves Jesus to call on the disciples.
What we live for
Writing our own obituary can help us get our spiritual house in order—at any phase of life.