Politics & Society
When I think of Downton Abbey, I think of the costumes
Beautiful objects in a sea of inequity and decadence
Alleviating domestic child poverty is not complicated
We were just doing it, and then we stopped.
The Second Amendment has been shaped into an altar
Cowardly politicians sacrifice the helpless upon it.
Feeling US history
School districts and legislatures aren’t just challenging textbooks and curricula. They’re challenging feelings.
Roe v. Wade was a compromise
It established a right—a limited one—to make your own decisions in a complex ethical area.
The spirituality of slow fashion
I have found joy reusing, recycling, and repairing clothing.
Embracing Marc Chagall’s refugee Christ
The painter’s Exodus calls to mind the Passover, the Shoah, Ukraine, and the southern border.
Title 42’s disastrous—and illegal—legacy at the southern border
The Biden administration has reversed Trump’s rhetoric around migrants but not all of his policies.
White supremacy’s wee little men
Zaccheus doesn't mind the indignity of scrambling up a tree, as long as he’s on top.
The Palestinian refugee camp where journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was murdered
Why do these camps still exist? Who is responsible for keeping them safe?
On the holiness of casseroles and spreadsheets
When our church offered Rosa sanctuary, our ordinary habits became a politics of hospitality.
The Bible’s imprints on US politics are noticeably masculine
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza wants us to reform our collective subconscious.
The UN Security Council couldn’t stop Russia’s war against Ukraine
The need to reimagine its structure has never been greater.
A White woman takes on the problem of nice White ladies
Sociologist Jessie Daniels reckons with the dangerous implications of the person she was raised to be.
For better or for worse, the church is keeping Haiti afloat
In the absence of strong political leadership, someone has to fill the void.
Ukraine’s sleepless children
A failed high school science experiment increased my empathy for those who can’t sleep.
Driving my trans student to Planned Parenthood
My queer IQ was low. I decided to show up anyway.
The mass shooting in Buffalo was an attack on the image of God
And it was enabled by social structures of permission.
The most important American Old Testament scholar of the last century is Norman Gottwald
In the life of early Israel, Gottwald found a God of economic justice.
Creating a space for everyday peace
On Fridays in the church basement, I see glimpses of something precarious and beautiful.