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Thank you so much to those of you who introduced yourselves to me last week! I got the chance to have email correspondences with a retired priest in San Fran, a pastor in rural Montana, a deacon in New York, a poet in Massachusetts, two pastors in Texas, an ethical investment advisor in the Church of England, two retired ministers in Australia... and, if you can believe it, many more!

Each conversation has been a delight. If you didn't reach out, the invitation is still open to let me know who you are. I'd love to hear from you.

This week we have some really exciting content at the Century. Below you'll find one of the most popular pieces we've had in memory: an interview with Wil Gafney about her new women-centered lectionary. There are also two articles that mean a lot to me because they address my former tradition of evangelicalism: one about science in college classrooms, and one about a popular podcast's investigation of the downfall of Mars Hill Church in Seattle.

Let me know what you think!

Jon Mathieu
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This week's top articles:

A new lectionary that centers women

Womanist biblical scholar Wil Gafney’s current project is to create a new lectionary for the whole church based on the stories of women in the Bible.

interview by Grace Ji-Sun Kim

What does it mean to be a Christian plumber?

“Is there a specifically Christian way to clean out a clogged toilet, or an unchristian way to install a faucet?”

by Peter W. Marty

Evolutionary science meets evangelical faith

“April Cordero is part of a national effort to provide a setting where religious beliefs can be enhanced by scientific discovery without forcing people—especially young people—into an either-or position.”

by Dean Nelson

Living by the Word for February 27 (Transfiguration B)

In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus—like Moses and Elijah—is a figure of departure.

by Liz Goodman

Transfiguration Sunday archives

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The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill is conspicuously silent on race

Mark Driscoll’s megachurch radicalized White men by weaponizing the White nuclear family.

by Sara Williams

Tutu the mystic

“Mainstream obituaries noted his Christian faith and his role as Anglican archbishop. They made little or no reference, however, to the spiritual practice that gave both direction and oxygen to Desmond Tutu’s leadership.”

Charles Scriven reviews Michael Battle

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