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Youth ministry isn’t about fun
How one youth leader stopped being a chief counselor of fun and discovered something better.
by Andrew Root
February 23, Transfiguration A (Matthew 17:1–9)
God’s presence transfigures here, now, in the familiar.
Has family become an idol?
The Bible gives no sense that the family is an end in itself.
How Christian theology and practice are being shaped by trauma studies
Talking about God in the face of wounds that won’t go away
by Shelly Rambo
Take & read: New Testament
Recent books that are shaping discussions in New Testament studies
Selected by Joshua Jipp
Take & read: New Testament
Recent books that are shaping discussions in New Testament studies
Selected by Joshua Jipp
What happened after my mostly white church put up a Black Lives Matter sign
It got stolen, and I got scared.
What happened after my mostly white church put up a Black Lives Matter sign
It got stolen, and I got scared.
The essential challenge of anti-Judaism in the Bible
Do antisemitic appeals to the Bible always constitute an abuse of scripture? Would that it were so simple.
by Greg Carey
The essential challenge of anti-Judaism in the Bible
Do antisemitic appeals to the Bible always constitute an abuse of scripture? Would that it were so simple.
by Greg Carey
The same old debate about the Easter story and whether or not to believe it
Accept the resurrection or don’t. Either way, you’re the boss.
Godly Play and the language of Christian faith
At the heart of each lesson is storytelling and wondering.
Jesus has the prophet’s double horizon in view.
by Brad Roth
Tastes of God’s kingdom at our church’s community meal
The people come, bringing something of themselves. Then they leave.
by Amy Frykholm