Life of Faith
A clear view
When our congregation designed our new sanctuary, we wanted windows that help us see our neighborhood’s needs.
Give to the one who asks of you
I’m on this man’s side, even though I didn’t give him any money. Right?
Alice McDermott’s tale of American Catholics in Vietnam
What is the kindest, least condescending help that privileged Christians can offer to the wider world?
The artistic vision of Jesus
Aaron Rosen finds that Jesus looks at the world the way artists see their subjects.
Fake news at church
Three new books investigate how misinformation shapes evangelicals—and propose better ways to reason together.
A poet converted by her own writing
Denise Levertov’s intuitive grasp of incarnation drove her politics, her poetry, and eventually her religious discernment.
Restoring the land
Nearly all of the land we live on was taken from Native people. What can property owners do to make it right?
A multitude of ways to love the earth
Mallory McDuff’s anthology centers non-White voices and women’s narratives in the climate justice conversation.
Eyes of the heart
Mike has been blind since birth. He sees life more vividly than most of us.
A theology of ghosts
My sister talks to our dead mother. I am happy they both stand in the presence of love.
Can dead things live again?
When the widow in Luke 7 sees her son revived, she isn’t thinking about biology.
Horror movie mom
When I watch a mother slay a monster and hustle her kids to safety, it never fails to satisfy.
Resisting as a way of life
For Kaitlin Curtice, resistance is no mere buzzword—it’s a mighty calling.
How we can and can’t help
When my household took in some Ukrainian refugees, we had no idea how their story would end.
Migration through a child’s eyes
Javier Zamora’s memoir chronicles the harrowing solo journey he made from El Salvador to the US at age nine.
Listening to—and translating—the voices of asylum seekers
In Alejandra Oliva’s new memoir, she describes how her body becomes an archive of migrants’ stories.
An unlettered theologian
Nancy Koester’s biography captures the remarkable ministry of Sojourner Truth, who could not read or write.
Episode 32: Robert P. Jones, author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy
A conversation with Robert P. Jones about the Doctrine of Discovery, the 1920 lynching of three Black men, the entitlement behind European chosenness, and more