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Reflecting on our reflection
Many of us are unimpressed when we look in the mirror. But we bear a more important image.
Anthony Hecht’s poetic vision
W. H. Auden’s most distinguished heir wrote poems that bear witness to history with great depth of feeling.
Trending topics: Ecology without colonialism
Five new postcolonial perspectives on living faithfully through climate change
Schumer announces more security funding for houses of worship after synagogue threats
On May 4, some 40 New York City rabbis and synagogue staff received the same chilling email in their inboxes: “I have set a bomb in your building....
Muslim student protestors feel sense of purpose mingled with fear
Fahad Kiani knows he is making history by participating in the pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses around New York....
Speaking in two tongues
Growing up bilingual primed me to see the gifts offered at Babel and Pentecost.
Kat Armas’s devotional does not exist for your personal growth
Instead, the Cuban-American writer aims to turn her readers’ gaze outward.
Jesus in the clouds (Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23)
Is there anything more embarrassing than believing in a three-story universe?
Religiously fluid
Like a lot of Christian millennials, I don’t need Christianity to be everything for me.
Churches tied to civil rights movement awarded National Park Service preservation funds
Six churches are among 39 projects being awarded grants from the National Park Service to preserve historical examples of the civil rights activism of Black people in the United States....
Eastern Orthodox Church ordains Zimbabwean woman as its first deaconess
On May 2, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all of Africa ordained in Zimbabwe the first deaconess of any patriarchate in the global Eastern Orthodox Church, marking the culmination of ye...
May 12, Easter 7B (Psalm 1; John 17:6–19)
In meditating on the words of scripture, I discover a Word who meditates on me.
Retelling a radical reformer’s story
Like Felix Manz himself, Jason Landsel’s graphic novel about him refuses to compromise its integrity to find an audience.
UMC ends 52-year-old anti-gay stance
The United Methodist Church’s condemnation of homosexuality—which sparked a half-century of conflict—is now no more....
An imperative to praise (Psalm 98)
The psalmist is bossy: “Sing to the Lord a new song.”
Fargo and Wicked Little Letters take on the patriarchy
It’s hard to dramatize the evils of patriarchy without falling into melodrama or historical difference.
May 9, Ascension (Luke 24:44–53)
In his final moments on earth, Jesus delivers a last lecture—with footnotes.
My son the PK said no to baptism
For now, anyway. After our discernment together, I consider this a success.
A boldly nonpropositional systematic theology
Kevin Hector presents theology as itself a practice of faith.