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The Rittenhouse verdict and the twisting of natural law

If a protest for equal rights is a threatening provocation, then answering that threat with violence is merely self-defense.

by Gunnar Gundersen

Don’t tell my Pentecostal mom, but I pray the Hail Mary

My Grandma Violet was the black sheep of our family. I think of her when I pray.

by Samuel Thomas Martin

What I pray when I can’t say thanks or help

A prayer of bare-bones presence with God

by Debie Thomas

         

Living by the Word for December 5 (Advent 2C)

To be wild is to be free, unbought and unbossed by the structures of power.

by Willie Dwayne Francois III

Advent 2C archives

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What preachers have said in times of national crisis

Melissa Matthes well understands both the political and the religious power of mourning.

review by Richard Lischer

The human moments of pastoral care

There’s something uniquely precious about being physically present with people.

by Peter W. Marty

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