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By Kristyn Komarnicki
Love in the midst of discomfort
Love your God, love your neighbor as yourself. All the law and the prophets rest on these two commands…
Leap of Faith is a full-length documentary from Nicholas Ma and Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor?) featuring pastors who commit to meeting for a year to look for a path to unity in the midst of polarized times.
Featuring Kristyn Komarnicki and Jessieh Ruth Averitt
A conversation about pornography, sex, agency, and what sexual freedom might look like
By Rachel Covert
Nearly 550,000 people sleep on the street every night in the US. One particular issue that has occupied the attention of the media lately is the plight of children and adolescents who are without homes.
By Sarah Withrow King
Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of teaming up with Christopher Carter, who is an Assistant Professor at the University of San Diego, a Faith in Food Fellow for Farm Forward,
By Anna Redsand
A Review of Native Americans, the Mainline Church, and the Quest for Interracial Justice
A rectangular pit lined with dressed stones stands on a low hill in Toadlena, New Mexico, near the center of the Navajo Nation.
By G.K. Chesterton
For at present we all tend to one mistake; we tend to make politics too important. We tend to forget how huge a part of a man’s life is the same under a Sultan and a Senate, under Nero or St Louis.
By Sarah Withrow King
There are some passages in the Bible that, I have to admit, I just wish weren’t there. They make me uncomfortable, don’t fit with my understanding of God, or are really hard to explain to people who aren’t Christian.
By Elli Atchison and Molly Lorden
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
By Brian Doyle
Dear Coherent Mercy: thanks. Best life ever. Personally I never thought a cool woman would come close to understanding me, let alone understanding me but liking me anyway, but that happened! And You and I both remember that doctor in Boston saying polite but businesslike that we would not have children but then came three children fast and furious!
By Jim Baton
On June 10, 2017, a group called ACT! for America is planning anti-Muslim “March Against Sharia” protests in 22 major cities across the United States. This conservative group expresses their prejudice against Muslims with typical fear-mongering, outlandish claims about an Islamic conspiracy to take over America, claiming that “tens of thousands of Islamic militants now reside in America operating in sleeper cells, attending our colleges and universities, even infiltrating our government;” and asserting that radicalized Muslims “have infiltrated us at the CIA, at the FBI, at the Pentagon, at the State Department.”
The website for one Florida branch of ACT!
By Ethan Tan
Do conservatives own the politics of faith?
Eighty-one percent of white Evangelicals voted for Donald Trump, as did majorities of Protestants and Catholics. A recent survey indicates that support is holding steady.
By Elrena Evans
There’s an abbey not far from my house, with sprawling grounds that are perfect for contemplative walks and prayerful meditation. I was first introduced to this abbey on a retreat; I figured out after the fact that, if I’m careful, I can get there from my house on foot.
By John Seel, Ph.D.
“Just look at you. How can you have any credibility in talking about millennials? You’d better bring your son Alex with you when you speak to my staff.” Tom Scott, CEO and chairman of The Nantucket Project, challenged me with this comment.
By Sandra Maria Van Opstal
One of the greatest challenges of our generation is that people make choices based almost exclusively on preferences. We have hundreds of restaurant choices, and if we want to stay home we order online or call.
By Kristyn Komarnicki
It’s all about building community across deep difference
Earlier this month CSA hosted the first Oriented to Love (OTL) alumni reunion. Based on the feedback we’ve gotten, it will certainly not be our last!
By Stephen Mattson
When Christians choose to further the agenda of a politician at the expense of promoting the Gospel of Jesus, their faith—and their witness—are devalued.
It’s one thing to have personal political beliefs and opinions.
By Lyndsay Mathews
I grew up in a small Texas town with a population of around three thousand people. It has one stoplight. Traffic jams only happen if someone is driving their tractor down Main Street.
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