Guest Post
Pastors need to see 13 Reasons Why
The Netflix series is troubling and difficult to watch. Watch it anyway.
The fall of a Niebuhrian
James Comey's story illustrates Niebuhr’s conviction that historical events tend to refute our illusions.
Is racism reasonable? Americans seem to think so.
Apparently people think it's okay to treat black people the way Alton Sterling was treated.
A garden for others
The morning after the House passed its health care bill, my daughter and I planted some seeds.
The Spirit's work, denied after the fact
United Methodists have been down this road before. What's different this time is that Karen Oliveto is already a bishop.
Let's make Earth Day about the Earth martyrs
Flowers and creation hymns aren't going to cut it this year.
"Tell the judge he wasn't lying"
After Moises was killed, his brother asked us to write to the American official who denied his asylum claim.
Apples for the refugee camp
In Greece, I saw people offer what little they had to share: child care, use of their showers, food.
Tempted by the favors of power
White Christians supported Trump by large margins. They should be careful what they accept in return.
The fast I chose
Giving up donuts for the sake of cholesterol didn’t bring me closer to God. But it did teach me something about sacrifice.
Obama's unprecedented voice
No president knew the literature and religion of America better—not even Lincoln.
The call to moral resistance
Trump isn’t Hitler. Still, the Confessing Church models how we might respond to the new president.
My prayer on MLK Day: Forgive us the sin of patience
There’s a time for reconciliation, for prayers for unity and healing. This is not such an hour.
Three ways Buddhism has shaped me as a Sri Lankan Christian
The church of my youth taught me that salvation means having arrived. My Buddhist neighbors showed me otherwise.
Angel songs
Luke seems to know that some stories need to be told with music.
Incarnation in the desert
If God can be born in the wilderness, God can be born in the dry places of our lives.
The radiance when God comes close
I watched the full moon cover mundane scenes with its glow. Isn't this what Advent is about?
Political songs of love and hate
Leonard Cohen's spiritual side had an erotic edge—and an eschatological one.
Trump supporters think my life is worth less than theirs
Even if people voted for Trump for economic reasons, they ignored the consequences of their actions on the lives of others.
The church's one identity
White Christians have an obligation to face white nationalism head-on.