Matthew

By refusing to swear oaths, 16th-century Anabaptists took away the state’s primary tool for control.

By refusing to swear oaths, 16th-century Anabaptists took away the state’s primary tool for control.

Isaiah and Matthew invite us into deeper solidarity. None is well until all are well.

Isaiah and Matthew invite us into deeper solidarity. None is well until all are well.

The Enlightenment thinker was fiercely critical of religion. But what did he mean by religion?

My theological education began at Deep Springs College, a two-year work school in California.

Sometimes ministry functions like a group project at school.

Sometimes ministry functions like a group project at school.

You rarely see a children’s pageant based on Matthew’s story of escape from a raging despot.

Is Matthew so embarrassed by Bethlehem’s lowly status in Micah that he feels the need to punch it up a little?

Maybe the kingdom of God isn’t like a king—maybe it’s like those who resist a king.

In catacombs, crypts, and ossuaries, I’ve seen the ugliness of death transformed into something beautiful.

The scribe’s question to Jesus is not merely an academic exercise.

In catacombs, crypts, and ossuaries, I’ve seen the ugliness of death transformed into something beautiful.

When I got into cooking, it changed the way I understand Jesus’ statement, “You are the salt of the earth.”

We have become a society of people who cannot prevent our own children from being killed in their classrooms—and who do not much mind the killing of other people’s children by weapons of war.

J. D. Vance’s lies about Haitian immigrants reveal his willingness 
to trade his dignity for attention.

J. D. Vance’s lies about Haitian immigrants reveal his willingness 
to trade his dignity for attention.