Reflection
Has the pandemic prepared us for pilgrimages?
We’re hungrier than ever for physicality, place, and embodiment.
The Pope Francis of India?
Bishop Philipose Mar Chrysostom worked with unlikely partners—including communist leaders in Kerala—to bring about social change.
Living between the Bible’s first and last prayers
Most days I hover somewhere between Adam’s “I was afraid” and John of Patmos’s “Come, Lord Jesus.”
Karl Barth’s wisdom for fathers (and mothers, and all children of God)
Before you had a human parent, you had a perfect one.
How Princeton Seminary’s slavery audit created moments of unlikely intimacy
We need structural change. We also need to be willing to be personally undone.
On the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, I remember my Black father’s military service
He prayed things would get better. It’s not too late.
Holy Saturday in a harrowing time
Christ harrows hell, and nowhere are we beyond the hand that holds that harrow.
Ecclesiastes has some things to say about COVID-19
The ancient wisdom text urges us to find joy in the limits of the present moment.
Isolated for the holidays? You should feast anyway.
Even during a pandemic, feasting is central to Christian worship.
Advent is a season of sighs, especially this year
We don’t pine for a second coming that will bring the world to an end. We pray for the indwelling of Christ that will enable the world to continue.
How do we grieve the hundreds of thousands of people the COVID-19 pandemic has killed?
We posed this question to five writers.
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.
The 2020 Census and the daughters of Zelophehad
The book of Numbers reminds us why it matters who we count.
How Killer Mike helped me rethink the work of Christian activism
Protesting in Jesus’ name is an outward act that yields inner transformation.
What Christian hope looks like during a pandemic
Living into the desired new creation is our work—and God’s promise.
James Baldwin reminds us not to be surprised by this
Facing the “intolerable trouble” of antiblack violence