Discovering sabbath in my mother’s hospice room

She was a staunch observer of sabbath. It took her death for me to appreciate why.

by J. Dana Trent

W. A. Visser ’t Hooft’s confrontation with nationalist idolatry among Christians

The Dutch ecumenist believed the church can—and must—challenge hateful ideologies.

by Michael Kinnamon

The conversation about faith and sex that The Bachelorette sparked

And that conversation's inevitable limits

by Martha Tatarnic

In Ireland, a Citizens’ Assembly helped shape public policy. Could it work here?

Cultivating a democracy that deliberates

Rowan Williams sees creation through the human, divine Christ

The incarnation doesn’t require a miracle; it reveals one that’s already there.

by S. Mark Heim

Living by the Word for Sunday, August 18

We preach the gospel of peace and justice. Are there divides between our words and actions?

by Hardy Kim

Toni Morrison writes about race, religion, and her own fiction

Our language isn’t neutral. It has history embedded within it.

by Amy Frykholm 

Googling my way out of a pastoral relationship

The man turned in a visitor card. I pulled up my web browser.

by Ragan Sutterfield

We should celebrate the “death day” of our baptism each year

Baptism is about dying with Christ. Why don't more churches talk about this?

by Frank G. Honeycutt

What if classrooms were shaped by a restorative justice sensibility?

Creating space for a different kind of engagement

by Debra Dean Murphy