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January 27, 2019

Christian, Conservative, Treehugger

Written by John Murdock

Exhausted, we all sat down for dinner at the end of a whirlwind day that had spanned two continents. Our jet-lagged group included Republican lawmakers, the chief policy voice for a major evangelical organization, and a couple of folks like me with ties to the right-leaning non-profit that had helped…

May 22, 2018

First Jewish, Then Nothing, Now Something: My Unexpected Return to Spiritual Life

Written by David Baker

After a life of straying from the spiritual background of his childhood, David Baker finds himself wandering back into questions and mystery.

May 14, 2018

We Survive by Telling Stories

Written by Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros

Generational storytelling is a history book. It’s a catalogue of all the places we have been. It is a book entrusted to its people to ensure they are not forgotten.

March 24, 2018

Before the Resurrection, There Is a Simple Meal

Written by Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros

The food of our old family traditions can take on new dimensions, as we return to the recipes — and the memories they carry.

March 15, 2018

Church Is What We Create with Each Other

Written by Erin O. White

A story about love, loss, and surprise in a small town church about the extraordinary things that can happen when we step outside our familiar social circles — and ourselves.

February 2, 2018

Loving Your Enemies: Possible and Necessary

Written by Audrey Thompson

In wrestling with the commandment to “love your enemies,” it may be helpful to consider the concept of love as agape — a transcendental relationship that moves beyond the interpersonal and toward something larger.

January 29, 2018

Faith Without Answers

Written by Liliana Maria (Lily) Percy Ruíz

To find peace in a lack of answers can be unexpected — especially coming from a Bible scholar like Pastor Eugene Peterson.

January 26, 2018

Singing Together Is Sacred

Written by David W. Stowe

For Shabbat Shirah — the Sabbath of Song — a reflection on collective song as an intimate, embodied expression of the soul in sorrow, celebration, and resistance.

December 19, 2017

Let This Season Be a Reminder to Keep Your Heart Open

Written by Parker J. Palmer

A blessing and a challenge for the holidays: to keep a spirit of gratitude and giving no matter the season.

December 15, 2017

On Congruence: The Beauty of Uniting Who We Are and How We Act

Written by Eugene Peterson

Eugene Peterson reflects on the spiritual concept of "congruence" and the life-long endeavor of matching inner life to outer behavior.

December 1, 2017

“No One Was Saved”: The Beatles and Organized Religion

Written by Kenneth Womack

From the dreary lyrics of “Eleanor Rigby” to Lennon’s infamous remarks on Christianity, The Beatles seemed to embody a godless skepticism about the world. But was their outlook really so bleak? Kenneth Womack on the deeper message at the heart of their music: a life-affirming, transcendent sense of communal good.

November 6, 2017

Utterly Humbled by Mystery

Written by Richard Rohr

We crave the closure of explanations and answers, but what if we were enlivened by the questions themselves? On the evolution of his own faith — from a hunger for certainty to awe at the ineffable.

October 31, 2017

Why We Risk Hospitality on Halloween

Written by Debra Dean Murphy

“Trunk or treats” are happening in church parking lots across the country in an attempt to make #Halloween rituals safer and less scary. On upholding the macabre lineage of All Hallows’ Eve — and welcoming both the risks and rewards of neighborliness.

August 17, 2017

Complaining Is a Necessary Part of Spiritual Life

Written by Kaya Oakes

Can the occasional cathartic rant lead to healing? The virtue of letting our frustrations be heard — from Russian novels and the Book of Job to a Catholic women's "pray and bitch" prayer group.

July 7, 2017

So Much of the Privileged Life Is About Transcendence

Written by Christena Cleveland

Rather than focusing on what's beyond the limits of ordinary experience, we might be better served focusing on what's within.

July 7, 2017

How the Wisdom of Millennial Nones Can Revitalize the Christian Church

Written by Elizabeth Welliver

In a turning cultural tide, non-religious Millennials and the Christian church find themselves at odds. But do they have to be?

June 30, 2017

The Will to Man: Nietzsche and American Civil Religion

Written by Anthony M. Barr

American politics is caught between two competing ideologies: Nietzsche's doctrine of strength and power over weakness, and the Judeo-Christian ethics of humility and compassion for the weak. A young theologian seeks to understand American civil religion.

June 14, 2017

Our Traditions Are Gems Covered in Centuries of Junk

Written by Omid Safi

There are gems at the heart of all our faith traditions. Omid Safi on the challenge ahead to polish away the impurities of hatred and greed that keep the light from shining.

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