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April 10, Passion Sunday C (Luke 22:14-23:56)
We betray Jesus for far less than was offered to Judas.
The exuberant absurdity of Don’t Look Up and Moonfall
Watching the destruction of the world we were warned was coming is a staple of American entertainment.
April 10, Palm Sunday C (Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29; Luke 19:28-40)
Even if we think we don’t need a savior, we seek one.
Ukrainian-American Jews pray, wait for news
Following news of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been scary in a personal way for Rabbi Menachem Shemtov and his wife, Racheli....
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks about faith
Immediately after President Joe Biden introduced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to the US Supreme Court on February 25, the federal appeals court judge stepped up to the podium and appe...
Texas’ new attack on transgender care called ‘political ploy’
One week before statewide primary elections, Texas governor Greg Abbott and Texas attorney general Ken Paxton launched an attack on the state’s transgender children and their families, threatening ...
Help for Korean pastors in cross-racial ministry
In 2015, Grace Pak was serving as president of the National Association of Korean-American United Methodist Pastors Serving Cross-Racial/Cultural Appointment....
Renowned physcian, global health care activist Paul Farmer dies at 62
World-renowned physician and medical anthropologist Paul Farmer died of an acute cardiac event in his sleep on February 21. He was 62....
Rabbi from synagogue hostage situation accepts new position
Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, who drew international acclaim for his handling of a hostage situation at his Colleyville, Texas, synagogue in January, has accepted an offer to lead a Reform synagogu...
After cerebral bleed, bishop-elect Paula Clark returns to work
Paula Clark returned to work on March 7 in the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, following a cerebral bleed in April 2021....
Iona was once the beating heart of Celtic Christianity
The only thing it lacked was a desert—so the monks imagined one.
Beyond the wilderness (Deuteronomy 26:1-11)
Deuteronomy offers instructions for what to do after not 40 days but 40 years of wandering.
At Tara Isabella Burton’s fictional boarding school, the hunger for transcendence gets dark
A tale of beauty, religion, and how easy it is to exploit them
Is Russia’s war on Ukraine about religion?
The history of Russian and Ukrainian Orthodoxy suggests the answer is complicated.
April 3, Lent 5C (John 12:1-8)
Were Mary and Martha at the Last Supper? It’s possible.
The Didache’s ancient wisdom on baptism lands differently in a megadrought
Faith and water conservation in the desert
After my son died, I went looking for God in the desert
If anything had an honest answer, it would be the canyon’s cool indifference and heartbreaking beauty.
Why go to church camp?
Jacob Sorenson has written a wise, informative, and practical study of the benefits of Christian summer camps.
Jesus turned his public humiliation into solidarity
He turned it into love and care for humiliated others.
Episode 1: Translating the saints with Carmen Acevedo Butcher
“In letting the documents speak to me, I was able to see that the main message is ‘God is love.’ That’s it.”