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By Laurie Nichols
I must admit, when I consider the current political climate, a sense of unease settles within me. And I know for a fact that I am not alone. Rarely in recent memory have more people wanted to talk about their deep fears and worries after a transition of power in the Oval Office.
By Liz Cooledge Jenkins
Editor’s Note: This post is part of a 4-part series for Advent 2022 by Liz Cooledge-Jenkins
God,
Your love is unbounded.
Your love unbinds us.
By Tim Ignacio
Editor’s Note: This post is part of our Advent series 2022 entitled “Advent from the Margins,” where we’ve asked writers to submit reflections on what waiting for Christ means in their context.
By Douglas A. Houck
In this fictional account of four Christian college students who meet weekly to discuss the morality and legitimacy of same-sex marriage, author Donald Zeyl gives voice to various perspectives in the church’s current debate.
By Christine Aroney-Sine
Like at least 10 million other Americans, I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons. My symptoms start in the autumn and continue into the winter months, sapping my energy and making me more irritable.
By Liz Cooledge Jenkins
Editor’s Note: This post is part of a 4-part series for Advent 2022 by Liz Cooledge-Jenkins
God,
Power runs through our world
in such perverse ways.
by Alejandra Ortiz & Abdiel Espinoza
Editor’s Note: This post is part of our Advent series 2022 entitled “Advent from the Margins,” where we’ve asked writers to submit reflections on what waiting for Christ means in their context.
By Sarah Driver
There is a seemingly constant barrage of news about churches and people of faith being caught flat-footed when it comes to justice issues. The world is desperate for a church that is trained theologically and practically for the work of justice.
By Kenji Kuramitsu
Triune God,
You exist beyond categorization and beyond the limits of what we can understand.
Reveal to us the fluid, all-embracing community of love and light that is at the heart of your character in three persons.
By Ruth Padilla DeBorst
I first encountered Ron Sider in the context of the International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation (INFEMIT). What hit me about Ron was his incredibly gracious spirit. He was a good listener, an advocate for people whose voices were not heard.
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto
Single-issue voting works for political operatives trying to grab the Christian vote, but it is an unfaithful representation of the fullness of the heart of God. It reflects political pragmatism but not Christian faithfulness.
By Francesca Nuzzolese
What are the pastoral care needs of queer Christians, and how are they distinct from those of non-queer people? How can you better care for God’s queer children in your ministry, wherever you find yourself on the theological spectrum concerning sexuality and gender?
By Aline Mello
Originally published October 4, 2020
My first encounter with Tejana writer Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros was through her Twitter account, where she asks thoughtful questions and offers kindness in her comments to poets, Christian writers, and anyone else who engages with her.
By Christina Ray Stanton
“As several shots rang out, I crouched behind a dumpster. Then I glanced behind me and caught Black Sean’s eye. What were we doing in the middle of a shoot-out?”
These are the opening sentences of Pastor Dimas Salaberrios’ 2015 autobiography, Street God.
By Michelle Ferrigno Warren
Injustice is not okay. In recent years, people have been waking up, some for the first time, to the reality that systems do not work for everyone, that elections are important, and that leadership is needed to unite a divided people.
By Dr. Margaret Kim Peterson
Originally published January 27, 2017
Has anyone—a family member, a friend, a pastor, a doctor—ever asked you this question? Have you ever initiated a conversation with someone else about what your wishes are for the end of your life, or what their wishes are for the end of theirs?
By Love Sechrest
Reading with an eye toward questions of race relations and gender arrangements will inevitably involve having our eyes drawn to the situations, stories, and characters in the biblical texts that depict intergroup conflict and those that feature women.
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