This Online Articles area (formerly our Library) gathers reflections, op-eds, and essays that engage the pressing questions of faith, justice, and public life. Here, you’ll find hundreds of thoughtful and engaging pieces from scholars, practitioners, and everyday Christians — leaders and writers who bring fresh insight and faithful imagination. These articles are meant to spark deeper discipleship, fuel courageous action, and equip the church to embody the gospel in a complex world. We invite you to explore, learn, and join the ongoing conversation toward a fuller expression of Christian faithfulness and a more just society.
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By Terence Lester, PhD
(Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a 4-part series on economic injustice. In this first post, Terence Lester exposes the spiritual and systemic crisis of “educational redlining” and calls the church to defend the futures of marginalized students.
By Autumn Dennis
The night before the verdict came down in the trial of Jason Stockley, I had a prophetic dream. I had a dream that I was on the streets of Nashville, protesting as I had done dozens and dozens of times before.
Speakers: Andre Henry and Micky Scottbey Jones
A conversation about what it takes to bring about lasting change
By Andre Henry
“I can’t breathe,” he pleaded. For several minutes, George Floyd lay handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling on his neck.
“Please,” he begged.
By Robert Chao Romero
I’m Spanish.
My family is from Spain.
We’re from Peru, but my husband is Italian.
I’m a norteño; I’m not an Indian from southern Mexico.
She has “bad hair.”
Marry someone lighter than you, pa’ que mejorar la raza.
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto
Just before Memorial Day weekend, President Trump called for the opening of churches and other houses of worship. And much as I long to be able to attend church again, that made my heart sink.
Featuring Francesca Nuzzolese
Leading Your Church through Grief and Loss from Evangelicals for Social Action on Vimeo.
Accompanying individuals and congregations in the process of grief and bereavement is one of the most important dimensions of pastoral ministry.
From: “A Booklet of Uncommon Prayer” by Kenji Kuramitsu
A Booklet of Uncommon Prayer, from which this prayer is taken, is now available electronically!
By Craig Wong
In a recent conversation among leaders of the church, a pastor offered an observation that has stayed with me. The topic of our conversation was about preaching resurrection hope amid a pandemic.
Compiled by Kaitlin Curtice
In a time where we are asking how to be better connected, I want to suggest 10 books by Indigenous authors that will help ground us to the land
Speakers: Bethany, Henry, and Peter
Meet three Jesus followers who are living a vocation of celibacy.
By Rev. Margaret Ernst
Dedicated to Jan Richardson, in gratitude for her book The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief
save this blessing for when you most need it.
By Kelley Nikondeha
Pharaoh’s daughter was not the only one to see small bodies washed ashore. We have seen them too.
Born into privilege, Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah* was nursed on narratives of Egyptian greatness.
By Elrena Evans
Originally published Mar 1, 2017
The alarm clock rings early, and I am still asleep when it rings—an oddity, for an erstwhile early riser. But I am full from stacks of pancakes and fastnachts consumed last night at our church’s Shrove Tuesday celebration, and the surfeit of starch makes me sleepy.
By Stephen Mattson
Our faith shouldn’t be co-opted by partisan politics. Our hope shouldn’t replace wisdom and prudence.
By Deborah Watson
Dust gets a bad rap. We chase it out of our homes, or we think we should. So why a meditation on the benefits of dust? Even in the Bible, of the 100 references to “dust,” almost all of them are negative.
By Micky ScottBey Jones
After the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012, I was forever changed. Nothing could remain the same—not my mothering, not my relationships, not my faith. I needed more than The Power of a Praying Wife.