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“Dad, why does Deuteronomy 20 talk about killing the boys and girls?”

My daughter wants to know. Even as a biblical scholar, I don’t have a good answer.

by Matthew Schlimm

How the midwives Shiphrah and Puah mock the violence of empire

They use Pharaoh’s tools to dismantle oppression.

by Kat Armas

Americans need robust local news outlets

Democracy is about membership in a local community. It can’t flourish without local journalism.

from the Editors

         

Living by the Word for June 27 (Ordinary 13B)

When David praises Saul and Jonathan, is he acting out of expediency, faithfulness, or both?

by Celeste Kennel-Shank

Ordinary 13B archives

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Drawing close to Howard Thurman

Two new books invite us to learn from what others have loved about the civil rights icon.

by Heidi Haverkamp

The distortions of the God Bless the USA Bible

The conflation of Christianity and American patriotism has never done either one any favors.

by Peter W. Marty

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