Matthew

Readers who found Pastrix to be a long, cool drink will find more refreshment here. Those who have tired of Nadia Bolz-Weber's cranky schtick will tire of it here as well.

Christians didn’t baptize Aldo Leopold’s land ethic after the fact. They got there years before his work.

“Many were coming and going, and they had no leisure, even to eat.” I think of the many lunches spent at my computer with a sandwich.

Perhaps the real lack of faith in modern society comes down to a lack of reverence for the people around us.

I have come to realize how mysterious a thing a seed is.

I have come to realize how mysterious a thing a seed is.

By the third century, the gesture of giving became miniaturized.

Two recent books testify to the difficult but hopeful work of forgiving in the most trying circumstances.

To be a follower of the one who promised that the kingdom of God is like a mustard seed is to expect a blessed in-breaking of peace.

To be a follower of the one who promised that the kingdom of God is like a mustard seed is to expect a blessed in-breaking of peace.

As we contemplate mortality and finitude, I wonder if we could treasure washing the dishes.

Let’s build shrines, Peter says. He doesn’t know how to respond to a mystical mountaintop experience, and he’s afraid.

Two new books on immigration complement each other well. And where Todd Miller’s falls short, Deirdre Cornell’s shines most brightly.

"Why you even invite us to any of this," asked Richard, "if you’re just gonna humiliate us and throw us out?"

I eschew the danger of the river, but I know that it is where God leads me.