Why the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is necessary

"The vote is precious," said Lewis. Fifty-five years after Bloody Sunday and the Voting Rights Act, many Americans remain disenfranchised.

from the Editors

Christian Cooper's compassion toward Amy Cooper is rooted in his conscience

Good conscience isn't forged in the heat of the moment. It acquires its shape over time. 

by Peter W. Marty

Maybe this really is a time of divine judgment

Amid pandemic and protest, will we turn to each other and live?

by Bailey Pickens

The pandemic calls for closed hymnals

Forgoing congregational singing as a spiritual discipline

by L. Roger Owens

Living by the Word for August 9 (Ordinary 19A) 

Small graces can give us hope--even in the pit.

by Michael Fick

Ordinary 19A archives

Dawn: Essays by readers

We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: "Dawn"

 

The collective wisdom that emerges from The Baby-Sitters Club

In the Netflix reboot, 12-year-old girls model collaborative leadership.

by Kathryn Reklis