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Fiji church leader dies after brief illness
Iliesa Naivalu, general secretary of the Methodist Church of Fiji, died on December 17, 2021, at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva following a brief period of illness....
Alexandr Tsypkov’s sacred graffiti
“We began to paint frescoes on the ruins of abandoned churches. We did not ask anyone’s permission.”
With us through the water (Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)
Our baptismal covenant is a beginning, not an ending.
Desmond Tutu’s transformative vision
He thrived on the process of endearing himself to all who hope for better days.
Christian nationalism vandalizes the imagination
When churches whitewashed their walls, they left themselves vulnerable.
John Pavlovitz’s bottom line: Faith should be a life of love
The popular blogger speaks to the pain of Christians who are disappointed with the failures of the church.
A worship practice Zoom can’t replicate
Silence, in the Christian tradition, is a shared discipline as much as an individual one.
How some churches are working to alleviate period poverty
Menstruation supplies are expensive—and stigmatized. So many people just go without.
January 30, Epiphany 4C (1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30)
If Jesus is with the other guy, how can he be with us?
Marcus Rashford is keeping Christianity in the British limelight
To find religious activity among the nation’s young, look to Afro-Caribbean athletes.
A manifesto for middle age
Kaya Oakes seeks the wisdom of women who are young, old, crazy, barren, butch, femme, angry, other, and alone
Giving and receiving care are what we’re made for
Arthur Kleinman’s memoir gets at the heart of what it means to be human.
An ordinary Epiphany (Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12)
The glorious and impressive features are only half of the story.
St. Dymphna and her legacy of care
How the patron saint of mental illness has shown up in my brother’s life
Saumya Roy lets Mumbai’s garbage pickers speak for themselves
Castaway Mountain gives voice to families who have been impoverished by the whims of the powerful.
Unorthodox and the captivity narrative tradition to which it belongs
To find an authentic life, do you have to lose your religion?
The religious door-knockers are back
These days I’m receiving them with a kinder heart.
The forced migration of Native Americans pushed them to inferior land
A recent study illuminates the economic cost of land theft. What might reparations look like?
January 23, Epiphany 3 (Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21)
The word of God is living and active; it meets us where we are.