Plus a note from Jon and THREE Holy Week lectionary pieces.
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“So are all your friends White?”
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It's a question my wife asked me when we were dating. It made me uncomfortable, to say the least.
The problem was that it was true. My wife was able to identify and articulate that I lived in an echo chamber, surrounded by White, middle-to-upper class, conservative evangelical, presumably straight people. This one ideology, within a small cluster of social locations, was responsible for most of my formation.
As is the case for many people, it was moving toward relationship and solidarity with the Other that launched me on a journey of evolving faith. This week at the Century, we have articles exploring people, voices, and perspectives across the country and world. Below you'll find a tribute to LGBTQ pioneer John Boswell ([link removed]) , a reflection from Isaac Villegas about the emotional power of communion ([link removed]) , a reaction to Ketanji Brown Jackson's ([link removed]) confirmation hearings, and beautiful essays from ([link removed]) a wide array of our readers. Plus more!
Email me: whose voices and perspectives different from your own are currently enriching you?
Jon Mathieu
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This week's top articles:
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** John Boswell’s faith lit up a generation ([link removed])
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“The God I learned about in church appeared to me to be a judgmental old man, but the God I learned about from my brother John was more in the model of Aslan the lion: fierce, but also unconditionally loving.”
by Patricia Boswell
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** Communion tears ([link removed])
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“In my 15 years as a pastor, I’ve seen a lot of watery eyes at the table.”
by Isaac S. Villegas
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** Scrap: Essays by readers ([link removed])
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“When a man leaves home, he leaves behind some scrap of his heart. Is it not so, Godric ? . . . It’s the same with a place a man is going to. Only then he sends a scrap of his heart ahead.” – Frederick Buechner, Godric
Essays from our readers
** Living by the Word for April 14 (Maundy Thursday) ([link removed])
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In a pandemic, the practices associated with Maundy Thursday feel nearly transgressive.
** Living by the Word for April 15 (Good Friday) ([link removed])
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Diving into the disciples’ grief invites us to be honest about our own.
by Michael Fick
** Living by the Word for April 17 (Easter Day) ([link removed])
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Mary has no hand to clutch or shoulder to lean on.
by Katherine Willis Pershey
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** What kind of faith should Ketanji Brown Jackson have? ([link removed])
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In American civil religion, “belief is the answer to everything and has purpose for nothing.”
by the editors
** I went to the first McDonald’s in Russia for the bathroom ([link removed])
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“As the Soviet Union crumbled, the West sent French fries.”
by Amy Frykholm
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