New CC content on absolute immunity, scripture as poetry, saying no to baptism, and more.
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** New homes, new friends
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I write this email from my desk in my new house (not newly constructed, just newly-lived-in-by-me)! My wife and I are first-time homeowners, having moved back from Chicago to my home city of Pittsburgh, PA. When I mentioned to a few of you that I was in a cross-country move, you asked if I am leaving the Century. Let me put all such thoughts to rest: I love this magazine and this job, and I hope to work here for many centuries (it’s just a hope).
In a cool bit of timing, one of the first things I did when I got here was record this week’s new video, a chat with Pittsburgh-area pastor Austin Shelley ([link removed]) . So if you watch our conversation, perhaps you will witness the beginning of a beautiful real-life friendship.
There is a lot more great content below. Scroll down for Ben Dueholm’s reflection on what the US Supreme Court is doing ([link removed]) , Jonathan Tran’s account of a harrowing hit-and-run courtroom trial ([link removed]) , Melissa Florer-Bixler’s story of her son’s decision not to be baptized ([link removed]) , and more.
Email me: Have you started any new friendships in the last 1-2 years?
Jon Mathieu
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** The Court’s embrace of the divine right of presidents ([link removed])
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“By the end of the argument, it would not have been more surprising if Justice Alito had warned that the rains might fail and the crops wither if a president were subjected to the laws of the republic.”
by Benjamin J. Dueholm
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** One person’s self-made hell ([link removed])
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“It might sound cruel to say such things to a person just sentenced to ten years in prison. It is not cruel. It is mercy.”
by Jonathan Tran
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** VIDEO: Austin Shelley on reading scripture as poetry ([link removed])
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Jon chats with pastor Austin Shelley about poet Billy Collins, John’s Gospel, and how we approach texts.
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** In the Lectionary for May 9 (Ascension) ([link removed])
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In his final moments on earth, Jesus delivers a last lecture—with footnotes.
** In the Lectionary for May 12 (Easter 7B) ([link removed])
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In meditating on the words of scripture, I discover a Word who meditates on me.
both by Katherine Willis Pershey
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** My son the PK said no to baptism ([link removed])
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“My son will need to be convinced—convinced by the lives he sees that this baptismal life is one worth living. I take this call seriously, both as his pastor and his mom.”
by Melissa Florer-Bixler
** My bookshelf at the end ([link removed])
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“The bookshelves were like the walls of a fortress when I felt vulnerable to attack. As long as I was at my desk, I had powerful allies.”
by Thomas Steagald
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