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If the world is a gift, then all the things to which you relate—and many to which you don't—are also God's relation to you.

The church’s recognition of the reality of radical evil opened its music to dissonant, jagged 20th-century soundscapes and what they could express.

Youth programs at the nonprofit Metanoia are not just about education. Leaders see youth as motivated to revitalize their neighborhood.

I could stay home on Sundays when visiting my parents. But I return to the pews of my childhood church because I love the people despite our differences.

What has made this experiment in marriage and ministry work, both for the congregation and for us?

There is a sharp contrast between West Jerusalem and mostly Arab East Jerusalem. Along this political and economic divide, violence has erupted.

The Orthodox Church aligns itself closely with the government. Yet its leaders have also offered some help to movements that challenge the status quo.

Aid organizations are overwhelmed by the scale of the current mass migration from the Middle East. So the work has fallen on other volunteers.

Brian McLaren, Sara Miles, Chris Wiman, and others make their selections.

Can "Abrahamic" replace "Judeo-Christian"? And without sacrificing the integrity of three different traditions?

I believe that my leadership has been most effective when I know who's giving what to the church.

There I am in the bottom bunk of my small room in the old hall, with my roommate snoring above me, the roommate I hardly saw and hardly knew.

"The Qur'an is like a stream of divine consciousness. The literal meaning of the Qur'an is never the literal meaning of the Qur'an."

As the first Advent candle is lit, world leaders will be making their way to Paris to try to create a climate treaty.

"Buddhism has not just provided the flashlight with which I have discovered what was in the Christian basement. It has also added to that basement."

First church members reclaimed the corner as a peaceful space. Then, as it got colder, they began talking about expanding their ministry.

How is thankfulness engendered? By giving thanks in all circumstances.

The state of U.S. politics makes it tempting to throw energy behind a messianic bid for the presidency. It also makes this a dubious strategy.

As soon as frost threatens, my brother drops everything and calls all hands to come help dig the sweet potatoes.

It was the shortest Vatican II document but among the most influential. Whatever its limits, it was a watershed in Christian-Jewish relations.