Politics & Society
Being church while the neighborhood burns
“There’s a fire that cannot be extinguished except by justice.”
Political attacks on the US Postal Service threaten more than just the mail
Democracy, equality, and opportunity are at risk.
How deaths of despair reached white communities
Two economists tell the story and suggest reforms.
Why did Benny Gantz form a coalition government with Benjamin Netanyahu?
And will he regret it?
The additional violence of George Floyd’s autopsy report
It’s getting harder to believe in the vindication of history.
Wearing down structural evil with the ministry of erosion
During the pandemic, our church’s justice work has gone online.
Pentecost is the truest conspiracy
The church can conspire—breathe together—to bring goodness into the world.
What happened in Africa after the pandemic of 1918
Something as big as a plague always remakes the religious landscape.
Church is essential. Gathering isn’t.
As Christians, we understand the importance of in-person worship. As APNs, we know how serious COVID-19 is.
The killing of George Floyd and the meaning of kneeling
When we see a white police officer kneeling on a black body, squeezing the breath of life out of that body, we are witnessing an act of worship.
How asylum seeker Rosayra Pablo Cruz got her children back
Pablo Cruz and Julie Collazo tell a story from the migrant detention crisis.
Asylum seekers face nearly impossible hurdles. The Dilley Pro Bono Project tries to help.
A week with 12 law students volunteering in South Texas
Three women in Cleveland who are serving the most vulnerable
Yvonka Hall, Yvonne Pointer, and Frances Mills are beacons of hope in the face of racial disparities.
How can we begin to untangle ourselves from the demands of whiteness?
Being open to changes of mind and heart is a necessary first step.
A pastor’s pandemic diary
I hope our little flock survives. But the church is nonessential to God’s redemption of the world.
Churches obsessed with their right to reopen are missing the point
Genuine Christian faith is larger than the US Constitution.
The old, evil idea of humans as units of production
When people’s value is reduced to their economic contributions, they are dehumanized.
How can we make our political polarization less destructive?
Ezra Klein suggests structural changes. Darrell West suggests talking to each other.