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This Seattle church’s stained-glass Jesus was far too White

So a local artist found a creative way to cover him up.

by Sam Luikens

How will history judge Latin American churches’ COVID response?

Likely with both praise and blame.

by Philip Jenkins

When goodness is also lovely

The New Testament has two words for “good.” Knowing the difference between them can help us build a better society.

by Peter W. Marty

         

Living by the Word for August 22 (Ordinary 21B)

In Psalm 84, an expectant swallow makes her nest in the temple.

by Austin Crenshaw Shelley

Ordinary 21B archives

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When localism becomes nationalism

At the farmers market, I found something I didn’t expect—White supremacists.

by Rebecca Bratten Weiss

Restoring bicycles—and lives—in Memphis

Revolutions Bicycle Cooperative, a church-based bike shop with a social vision

by Elaine Blanchard

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