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Is it possible to read Paul as an early exponent of a wellness ethic for sexuality?
by Benjamin J. Dueholm
Dethroning the canonical Paul
Cavan Concannon believes that the apostle’s writings belong in the latrine.
by Greg Carey
When the opioid crisis shows up at our church’s doorstep
Dealing with our community’s real issues
by Rochelle A. Stackhouse
The conversation about faith and sex that The Bachelorette sparked
And that conversation’s inevitable limits
by Martha Tatarnic
Why did Paul prefer singleness for himself and others?
The apostle reminds us that Christian life—married or not—isn't about personal fulfillment.
by Kutter Callaway
What would it look like to do this right now?
by Kat Banakis
Paul wrote 1 Corinthians to a community in the middle of a culture war
The church at Corinth had many problems. Some simple kindness would have helped.
by Douglas A. Campbell
January 14, Epiphany 2B (1 Sam. 3:1-20; Ps. 139:1-6, 13-18; John 1:43-51)
I like that Jesus isn't actually what the disciples are looking for.
If the world is a gift, then all the things to which you relate—and many to which you don't—are also God's relation to you.
by Miroslav Volf
While Christian scholars have long questioned body-soul dualism, it remains common in church circles. This may finally be changing.
by Rodney Clapp
It's hard to believe that any preacher would choose to preach on this week's epistle reading. There are words here rarely spoken in our sanctuaries, and using this text might get a preacher sent to denominational reform school.
By Cynthia D. Weems
by Jean Janzen
By Thomas R. Steagald