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Six predictions for the post-pandemic church

It won’t look the same, but there’s potential for renewal.

by Peter W. Marty

Preaching Holy Week in the middle of a pandemic—again

Usually it takes courage to preach Good Friday. This year, it will take courage to proclaim “He is risen!” on Easter morning.

a conversation between Richard Lischer and William H. Willimon

Why I’ve come back around to substitutionary atonement

Sometimes sacrifice is an act of love.

by Martha Tatarnic

         

Living by the Word for March 21 (Lent 5B)

In ancient Israel, priests were the gates through which God poured mercy.

by Katherine Willis Pershey

 Lent 5B archives

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New sacred choral music at the Grammys

Richard Danielpour’s universal Passion and James Primosch’s mass for doubters

by Delvyn Case

         

A meditation on Jazz during Lent

We are flakes of snow; we are notes vanishing in the air.

by L. Roger Owens

Henry Louis Gates celebrates the Black church through history and stories

The companion book to the PBS series is accessible, comprehensive, and joyful.

by Erica L. Brown

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