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“Dad, why does Deuteronomy 20 talk about killing the boys and girls?”
My daughter wants to know. Even as a biblical scholar, I don’t have a good answer.
“Dad, why does Deuteronomy 20 talk about killing the boys and girls?”
My daughter wants to know. Even as a biblical scholar, I don’t have a good answer.
How faith-based organizing helped end money bail in Illinois
The Bible provided some healthy agitation as we built coalitions to literally set the captives free.
by Charles Straight and Will Tanzman
How faith-based organizing helped end money bail in Illinois
The Bible provided some healthy agitation as we built coalitions to literally set the captives free.
by Charles Straight and Will Tanzman
When words fail, the church sings—especially on Trinity Sunday.
Celebrating Easter on the anniversary of MLK’s death
The first Easter was a wrecked scene of dispirited disciples in the shadows of an insurrection.
How does Isaiah's Suffering Servant compare to John’s Jesus?
by Wes D. Avram
How does Isaiah's Suffering Servant compare to John’s Jesus?
by Wes D. Avram
Mysterious truth in fiction and in reality
The prophetic power of a candle in the window
What Christian hope looks like during a pandemic
Living into the desired new creation is our work—and God’s promise.
by Jesse Zink
Putting flesh on the bones of justice
by Kat Banakis
What if we treated all of creation—plants and stars, soil and rivers—as our kin?
Biblical scholar Mari Joerstad and indigenous activist Nick Estes challenge our human-centered worldview.
Our happiness is incomplete.
Can we sense the Holy Spirit’s presence as God’s face shining upon us?
In Advent and Christmas, desolation and consolation reside together
This time of year, our inner landscapes can seem as bleak as the outer ones.
Listening to "What's Going On" provides some solace—and some discouragement.
I'm always amused when folk are keen enough to notice the worship whiplash to which the tradition so often subjects them.
December 24 and 25, Nativity (Isaiah 9:2–7; Luke 2:1–20)
Preachers who value their pulpit would be wise to avoid Isaiah 9 this Christmas Eve.