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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.
Other people’s greatness
I want to be like David Lynch. And my pastor. And my wife. But there aren’t enough hours in the day.
What does AI reveal about creation and vocation?
In the biblical imagination, God’s words bring the world into existence by command. Human speech accomplishes something different.
A. Muia writes like she’s inventing a new language
Her spellbinding novel in stories transforms Baja California into a dreamscape of violence, longing, and hard-won grace.
Donald McGavran’s complicated legacy
The founder of the church growth movement was full to bursting with intercultural adaptation and anti-racist struggle. How did he become the darling of White segregationist Christians?
June 14, Ordinary 11A (Psalm 116:1–2, 12–19)
The psalmist’s declaration of love is also a declaration of voice.
Reading for Sarai (Genesis 12:1-9)
In Genesis, Sarai is a profoundly underwritten character.
Looking out the window in wartime
We still have power: We can choose whether to give violence the last word.
God’s whole body and ours
A multisensory, embodied approach to worship works well for many people with disabilities—and for everyone else, too.
Honest storytelling, rules for preaching, and more reader feedback
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A rabbi’s unlikely path
Angela Buchdahl writes honestly about her accomplishments, her hardest moments, and the routine difficulties of showing up in Jewish spaces with a Korean face.
The scars of a flourishing human
Many people assume that disability is bad for a person’s well-being. But historically we haven’t been very good at determining what’s bad for someone.
The Century wins 15 Associated Church Press awards
Top awards in critical review, international reporting, poetry, and more