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Saying good-bye to my congregation

I had to make room for conversations of thanks, forgiveness, love, and good-bye.

by Peter Ilgenfritz

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Pastors, friendship, and the limits of boundaries

What use are boundaries when you’re sitting with a friend who is about to die?

by Samuel Wells

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Editing the Christian Century through decades of cultural change

“It's the nature of the gospel to upend settled views.”

an interview with David Heim

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Our legislators’ silence is a failure of moral courage

Margaret Chase Smith and Abraham Lincoln modeled a better way.

by Peter W. Marty

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Why the “for all” in “free college for all” matters

The advantages of a universal program

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Living by the Word for Sunday, November 10

Resurrection is where God is—across generations, across circumstances.

by Oluwatomisin Oredein

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What is democratic socialism, and where is it headed?

The complex history—and promising future—of a movement

by Gary Dorrien

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How Sister Helen Prejean became a “social justice sister”

“What saves us is learning how to love, even to the point of death.”

Amy Frykholm interviews Sister Helen Prejean

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The Mega podcast draws mega laughs

The evangelical satire also offers insight and empathy.

by Kathryn Reklis

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