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“When are we?” asks James K. A. Smith
The Word made grotesque
Is Christian celebrity harmful to the church?
Returning to a book that shaped my imagination
Epistles of hope for our time
A reminder of what’s worth saving
October 23, Ordinary 30C (Joel 2:23–32)
Persia’s first American missionaries
October 16, Ordinary 29C (Luke 18:1–8)
Post-evangelical healing
October 9, Ordinary 28C (Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7)
Grandparenting with faith
Who’s responsible for coincidence?
We need ritual for our collective grief
Finding church after religious trauma
Labor, land, and racism
September 18, Ordinary 25C (Jeremiah 8:18–9:1)
A church made of dust