A woman’s place—at the mosque

How American Muslim women are transcending barriers to leadership.

by Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil

These UMC deacons are more like doulas than circuit riders

How Sacred Stones Ministries is bringing new ministry models to birth

by Eric Smith

Can a fleabag clean up her act?

The sarcastic and sacrilegious two-season show has a moral center.

by Kathryn Reklis

A church is fighting back against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

And it has some prominent allies.

by Jesse James DeConto

Living by the Word for Sunday, July 21

This is one of those stories that provokes howls of rage.

by Kristin Berkey-Abbott

How white supremacist groups are targeting online gamers

Extremists craft narratives of persecution, oppression, and the need for heroic struggle. So do video games.

by Helena M. Hansson and David Keck

A pastoral encounter with abortion I’ll never forget

The teenager told me she was down to her last option: a hanger. 

by Heidi Neumark

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s short stories reveal the insanity and violence of our society

Evoking the murders of unarmed black men, this collection is meant to appall us.

by Amy Frykholm