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With the green coloration at the corner of his mouth, Ikenda looks like any other khat user. He's an elder of the East African Pentecostal Church.

As a child, I loved to make and eat popcorn with my dad. But this rosy memory is eclipsed by the reality of the popcorn my brother grows now.

We began our business meeting in the chapel with dimmed lights. I led the board through several calming prayers, noticing our breath and heartbeats.

Julian Barnes’s attempt to console himself with “It’s just the universe doing its stuff” recalls C.S. Lewis’s recoil from the “goodness” of God.

The theme of James Alison’s video Bible study is the main theme he sees in scripture: that the creation of scapegoats must end.

Why is theological education necessary? What are the conditions of its fruitfulness? Such questions are both basic and perplexing.

I said something cutting and sneering, and my mother slowly put down her tea. Odd that I would remember that detail.

Churches need to take time to discern their particular Christian formation mission. Only then can they choose curricular resources to support this.

Designating a person “in residence” to think about theology may seem like a luxury. But for the church, making room for such work may be a necessity.

Explanations of the cross have been subject to major critiques in recent decades. Is it really the case that, given human sin, someone has to pay?

At our first outdoor procession, I felt awkward. I’d led liturgies before, but my church life and my real life didn’t usually intersect so publicly.

The frankincense gift needs to be taped back together. So does the stable wall.

Weeks after Pentecostals met in Malaysia, Christians from around the globe arrived in Korea. The gatherings represented very different groups.

Every time I mentioned God, David referred to God’s mercy. Bandying sacred language back and forth with a convicted murderer unnerved me.

It's easy to love Mr. C. It's not as easy to love Mrs. M., and it’s stone-cold not easy to love that guy down the street.

My husband and I are moving to Woodstock, near many old friends. It’s a great move. So why the interior drama?

Same-sex couples present clergy with particular challenges. Yet many ministers say this work illuminates their understanding of marriage generally.

Before the Sudanese civil war, Dinka song was mostly nonreligious. The mass conversion of the people brought with it an explosion of Christian song.

There's a growing consensus that we should stop treating people who sell sex as criminals. But that's about where the consensus ends.

"Religiosity is a driving force more salient than belief. Agreement with specific beliefs is the least likely religious trait to be passed on."