Mark Feldmeir “Give me your tired, your poor” “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my…
Amanda Henderson The deep wounds have been on full display Yet as I wallowed in grief, I realized I was not alone. This is how most of the world has lived for most of history. Rarely are leaders on the…
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons Christians should not be in favor of discrimination by Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons In Christ’s family there can be no division into Jew and non-Jew, slave and free, male and female. Among us you are all equal. That is, we…
Frederick Buechner Churches die, but God does not die The gospel story can be read as the story of a man to whom, in his fragility, almost every bad thing happens that can happen, a man not unlike the…
Jacqui Lewis The latest thoughts from Jacqui: The Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis is Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church, a 1000-member multiracial, welcoming, and inclusive congregation in New York City.…
Kate Rademacher Kate Rademacher grew up outside of Boston and now lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with her family. In her debut memoir, Following the Red Bird: First Steps into a Life of…
Jeff Chu The latest thoughts from Jeff: Jeff Chu is a Princeton, New Jersey-based freelance reporter and writer as well as a seminarian at Princeton Theological Seminary. Most recently, I…
Frank Thomas The latest thoughts from Frank: Rev. Dr. Frank A. Thomas, PhD, currently serves as the Director of the PhD Program in African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric and the…
Father James Martin The latest thoughts from Father James Martin: The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author and editor at large at America, the national Catholic magazine. His…
Sophfronia Scott The latest thoughts from Sophfronia: Sophfronia Scott lives in Sandy Hook, Connecticut where she continues to fight a losing battle against the weeds in her flowerbeds. She holds a…
Nanotechnology I was studying telecommunications and music at the University of Utah in the 1980s. Not many people know that “the U” as it’s lovingly called, has for decades been a…
Brandan Robertson The latest thoughts from Brandan: Brandan Robertson is a noted author, activist, and pastor, working at the intersections of spirituality and social renewal. He currently serves as the Lead Pastor…
Wil Gafney The latest thoughts from Wil: The Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D. is Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas. She is the author of Womanist…
Patricia Raybon The latest thoughts from Patricia: Patricia Raybon grew up in a time of hate, but rejoices she found God’s love in a time of need. An award-winning author…
Allie Kochert Allie Kochert, MA, LPC is a psychotherapist, spiritual director, writer, and mom of three. Deeply passionate about supporting moms, helpers, healers, and those in ministry, she serves her call as…
Barbara Brown Taylor The latest thoughts from Barbara: Barbara Brown Taylor is a New York Times best-selling author, professor, and Episcopal priest. Her latest book is Holy Envy. Her first memoir,…
William Barber The latest thoughts from Dr. Barber: William J. Barber II is an American Protestant minister and political activist. He is a member of the national board of the National Association…
Mickey Maudlin The latest thoughts from Mickey: Michael G. Maudlin (Mickey) is executive editor and senior vice president of HarperOne. He works with some of the best and the most…
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…
Kathy Bostrom Kathleen Long Bostrom is a full-time writer and ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), having served churches for 30 years. Kathy curates the Children's Books section of Compassionate…
Religion News Service The Overstated Collapse of American Christianity Post-Christian possibilities aren’t the only reason to qualify a narrative of secularization. Here are three points more specific to American Christianity that should be considered alongside the stark declinist story…