Brian McLaren Ortho- Today’s guest quote is by Brian McLaren, from A New Kind of Christianity: Our faith is vain and self-centered if it only brings blessing for us or to us. It also…
Susan K. Smith Diametrically Opposed Belief Systems If it was puzzling to me how, in spite of the presence of God and the Bible there could be such racism, I was comforted to learn that I was…
Uncategorized “Keep the rules, and the rules will keep you!” we were told Most wars, genocides, and tragedies in history have been waged by unquestioning followers of dominating leaders. Yet there is a strange comfort in staying within the confines of such a…
Barbara Brown Taylor There is a place where human knowing runs out “We know,” Nicodemus says to Jesus when he first comes into the room. “You do not know,” Jesus says to Nicodemus right before he leaves. If you interpret this as…
John Pavlovitz Eclipse it with generosity In some ways, the kind of isolation and restrictions we’ve been living with during the virus outbreak has done something incredibly useful. It’s renovated our collective religion by separating us…
Uncategorized William Barber launches new center at Yale, will retire from church The Rev. William Barber said the center's goal is to 'prepare a new generation' to create 'a just society both in the academy and in the streets.' https://religionnews.com/2022/12/19/william-barber-launches-new-center-at-yale-will-retire-from-church/
Mako Fujimura The latest thoughts from Mako: Makoto Fujimura is an author, speaker, and 21st-century contemporary artist. He is Director of the Brehm Center for the Arts at Fuller Theological…
New York Times America’s New Religion: Fox Evangelicalism by Amy Sullivan, in the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/opinion/sunday/war-christmas-evangelicals.html
Mako Fujimura Emily Dickinson, Rachel Carson, and the New Creation https://www.makotofujimura.com/writings/emily-dickinson-rachel-carson-and-the-new-creation/
Diana Butler Bass “Play unplugged my fear” It turns out that play and gratitude are linked. Mary Beth Sammons, coauthor of The Grateful Life, recalls how she struggled as her father and mother passed away—not quickly—but over…
Events Here are links to upcoming events for these voices: William Barber Diana Butler Bass Rob Bell Joan Chittister Kaitlin Curtice Wil Gafney Madeleine L'Engle Mako Fujimura Jacqui Lewis Brian McLaren…
Parker Palmer From Heartland to White House: A Dialogue on Democracy with Preeta Bansal Carrie Newcomer and Parker Palmer talk with Preeta about the inner work of democracy. A constitutional lawyer from Harvard Law School, Preeta served as General Counsel in the Obama White…
Lisa Sharon Harper Who benefits from this law? But the law erected barriers to Fortune and her daughters marrying any man, Black or White. White men who chose to marry any of the Game/Fortune women would be indentured…
Uncategorized Weaving racial hierarchy into legal structure Maryland colonists enslaved Africans as early as 1640, but legislators did not begin to embed slavery into the colony’s legal framework until 1664. Four elements converged to launch Maryland’s quest…
Jennifer Grant Recipes, Good Reads, and Diversions for Social Distancers Hi Faith and Food Readers: I won't attempt to wax eloquent about this "unsettling," "unprecedented" time. But I will say that—and I imagine this might also be true of you—I've…
Shane Claiborne The New American Revival: Christian Nationalism’s ‘Delta Variant’ by Shane Claiborne https://www.redletterchristians.org/the-new-american-revival-christian-nationalisms-delta-variant/
Uncategorized Are LGBTQ Employees Safe From Discrimination? A New Supreme Court Case Will Decide https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767251772/are-lgbtq-employees-safe-from-discrimination-a-new-supreme-court-case-will-decid?fbclid=IwAR2z8c3GrBkBAi8Br6ec_SF1pdyo5pSkZRaqAsP8ZFR0Mwy-sf83uDeJ7qs
Bob Sessions Bob Sessions is a photographer who lives in Iowa City, Iowa. He frequently collaborates with his wife, author Lori Erickson. In addition to photos on her website SpiritualTravels.info and in…
About What, you might ask, is Compassionate Christianity? Christian: We do not promote a creed or tell you what to believe. Whether or not you identify as a Christian is up…
Rachel Held Evans Selected thoughts from Rachel: Very sadly, Rachel Held Evans passed away on May 4, 2019. Rachel was a New York Times best-selling author whose books included Inspired, Faith…
Jonathan Merritt Jonathan Merritt is an award-winning writer on religion, culture, and politics. He currently serves as a contributing writer for The Atlantic andsenior columnist for Religion News Service. Jonathan has published more than 2000 articles in respected outlets such as USA Today, National…