Life of Faith
Shattering the myth of the first Thanksgiving
The Wampanoags shared the gifts of the land. The colonists responded with greed and ingratitude.
For Valarie Kaur, love is sweet labor
A memoir of an activist whose life is grounded in Sikh mysticism
How I hope to approach the days following the election
Last time I woke early, opened the curtains, sat down to pray, and started crying.
Our masks have unmasked us
There is a parable here of half-hidden faces, wounds, and a lack of love.
Two years after my husband survived the Tree of Life shooting, I’m still figuring out how to tell the story
How do you construct a narrative in the aftermath of communal trauma?
A liberal daughter discusses White privilege with her conservative dad
What would happen if we listened to each other in love?
Ramy Youssef is young, Muslim, and American
The comedian’s Hulu show has a rare trait: it takes religion seriously.
My brother is an essential worker at a grocery store
I wish we actually valued his dangerous work.
My daughter’s wedding vows made me think about what it means to receive
Taking is possessing. Receiving is a gift.
The Asian American Christian Collaborative’s efforts to confront anti-Asian racism in the church
The pandemic has made an existing problem worse.
Books for pandemic reading
Nine writers tell us about a book they’ve read recently that’s helped them reframe what it means to be a person of faith and a reader right now.
Take & Read: American religious history
Four new books that explore Black Americans’ religious witness
Lyz Lenz’s midrash on pregnancy and motherhood
Lenz blends storytelling and critique to explore the role of myths in defining women’s bodies.
November 1, All Saints A (Matthew 5:1-12)
Eight upside-down blessings for a pandemic world
Loving your neighbor starts with the people on your block
My five-year-old parishioner spent the summer going door to door.
I don’t have a personal relationship with Jesus
I experience God through the embodied community of faith—and I miss it.
When the wildfires came to my house, I remembered the garden of Eden
Here in Oregon, the consequences of our actions are burning all around us.
Can the religious left be as effective in Washington as it’s been on the streets?
Jack Jenkins’s book is informative and persuasive, if not exactly unbiased.