Life of Faith
What’s special about a church building?
How many buildings do we pass by in our daily lives where we could simply walk in, sit down, and participate?
A crushing lack of humanity
Both Apple’s “Crush” ad and Catholic Answers’ AI priest alarmed people. There’s some hope in that reaction.
Too much mystery?
Leaving evangelicalism allowed me to embrace the mystery of faith. I wonder if I’ve taken it too far.
Coffee justice in Mexico
Café Justo’s alternative to the fair trade model keeps the means of production—and most of the profit—in the local community.
Navigating James Baldwin’s legacy
Greg Garrett provides a road map for the terrain of the prophetic writer’s work and thought.
A pastor’s disappointments
Amy Butler’s memoir is a story of relentless striving and continued failures. In other words, it’s a story of the church.
A failure of compassion
Outdoor workers need a little water and shade every four hours. Is that too much to ask?
Reflecting on our reflection
Many of us are unimpressed when we look in the mirror. But we bear a more important image.
Kat Armas’s devotional does not exist for your personal growth
Instead, the Cuban-American writer aims to turn her readers’ gaze outward.
Speaking in two tongues
Growing up bilingual primed me to see the gifts offered at Babel and Pentecost.
Religiously fluid
Like a lot of Christian millennials, I don’t need Christianity to be everything for me.
A boldly nonpropositional systematic theology
Kevin Hector presents theology as itself a practice of faith.
My son the PK said no to baptism
For now, anyway. After our discernment together, I consider this a success.
One person’s self-made hell
Recently I attended the trial of a woman accused of killing a college student in a hit and run.
My bookshelf at the end
Packing up my library, I decided to let go of my Wolfhart Pannenberg books—and the wounds they represent.
Trending topics: Exvangelical women’s memoirs
Five new memoirs by women who left evangelicalism
Border encounters
The US-Mexico border is rich with ordinary life—not just the sort of stories amplified by political rhetoric.
Mitri Raheb takes on Christian Zionists (even the liberal ones)
The Palestinian theologian challenges Christians to examine their feelings about Israel—and to ask what their faith has to do with these feelings.
Trending topics: Israel and Jewish identity
Five new books exploring the identity of Israel and what it means to be Jewish
A deeper legacy than hard work
The psalms of ascent press hard against the norms of our bootstrap culture.