Seeing the crucified Christ in my wife’s C-section

I see love incarnate in suffering flesh, a body bearing a body in pain for love.

A letter from Paul to Christians in the US

Let me cut to the chase, brothers and sisters. Is this what you think living in Christ looks like?

by Michael J. Gorman

Accompanying immigrants as they negotiate an unjust system

"It’s easy to think of the border as some remote, far-off place, but the truth is that there are detention centers in nearly every state."

Elizabeth Palmer interviews Alejandra Oliva

In a politically divided church, what’s the preacher to do?

The answer, says Leah Schade, is about dialogue as much as any single sermon.

by Clint Schnekloth

Living by the Word for Sunday, September 1

Jesus and Maimonides are drinking from the same well: the book of Proverbs.

by Shai Held

Howard Thurman’s contemplative nonviolence

The pastor and mentor to Martin Luther King formed a vision of resistance around prayer, not politics.

by Myles Werntz

Prayer isn’t a gumball machine

Toxic theology in the wake of mass violence

by Meghan Henning

We’re all going to die. Why is it so hard to talk about it?

Most of us don’t fear death so much as the process leading up to it.

by Lori Erickson

A wedding reception that felt like Cana

We drank wine, danced with abandon, and caught a glimpse of grace.

by Craig Barnes