Barbara Brown Taylor Christian Glasses Contrary to popular opinion, all religions are not alike. Their followers see the world in very distinct ways. Their understandings of the human condition proceed from different assumptions, leading them…
Philip Yancey Passover, Easter, and COVID-19 by Philip Yancey https://philipyancey.com/passover-easter-and-covid-19
Frederick Buechner Kingdom of God The Kingdom of God is not a place, of course, but a condition. Kingship might be a better word. "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done," Jesus prayed. The two…
New York Times How to Live in the Face of Fear: Lessons From a Cancer Survivor Kate Bowler is a religion scholar and best-selling author who is sharing daily reflections on Instagram. from the New York Times and Elizabeth Dias https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/kate-bowler-cancer-coronavirus.html
Marcus Borg Days of Awe and Wonder From “Days of Awe and Wonder: How to Be a Christian in the 21st Century” by Marcus Borg A portion of the Foreword by Marianne Borg: I want to identity…
Uncategorized Palm Sunday and the Gift of Disillusionment How the story of Jesus’ triumphal entry—and my chronic pain diagnosis—helped me trade in false hopes for a truer picture of God. by Jonathan Merritt https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/april-web-only/jonathan-merritt-palm-sunday-gift-disillusionment.html
Father James Martin A conversation with Father James Martin: ‘Why did God let this happen?’ from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/04/06/a-conversation-with-father-james-martin-why-did-god-let-this-happen/
Shane Claiborne How the war on Christmas became the war on Easter by Shane Claiborne https://religionnews.com/2020/04/04/how-the-war-on-christmas-became-the-war-on-easter/
Philip Yancey Living in Plague Times by Philip Yancey https://philipyancey.com/living-in-plague-times You can also enjoy our interview with Philip
Diana Butler Bass Where is God? “Where is God?” is one of the most consequential questions of our times. Some stubbornly maintain that a distant God sits on his heavenly throne watching all these things, acting…
Uncategorized Christianity Offers No Answers About the Coronavirus. It’s Not Supposed To by N. T. Wright https://time.com/5808495/coronavirus-christianity/
Religion News Service Surviving April by Max Lucado https://religionnews.com/2020/03/31/surviving-april/
Joan Chittister An audacity we didn’t know we had by Joan Chittister https://mailchi.mp/benetvision/do-no-harm-to-the-earth-746445
Sojourners ‘We Are Not Powerless Against This Virus’: Fighting COVID-19 With Collective Care An interview with Jim Wallis https://sojo.net/media/we-are-not-powerless-against-virus-fighting-covid-19-collective-care
Father James Martin This Lent, don’t be a jerk by Father James Martin Instead of giving something up how about doing something positive? https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/03/09/lent-dont-be-jerk
Religion News Service The stories we tell about our country and our faith matter Too many influential people believe and tell the story that either a diverse America is a threat to Christianity, or that Christianity is a threat to a diverse America. But…
Religion News Service Buttigieg’s candidacy made being gay and openly Christian normal, LGBT activists say from Religion News Service Pete Buttigieg made history as the first openly gay presidential candidate to win primary delegates before ending his campaign on Sunday. But LGBT advocates working for…
Uncategorized The Saint John’s Bible Illuminates the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women Professor Lauren Winner from the Duke Divinity School brought The Saint John's Bible to the women's prison, where the opportunity to view renowned art is a rarity. What happened next…
Brian McLaren God’s Beautiful Balanced Garden A meditation from Brian McLaren https://www.trcnyc.org/bsag-06-07/
Frederick Buechner Compassion by Frederick Buechner Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it's like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and…
Kaitlin Curtice A Community of Unknowing by Kaitlin Curtice A community of unknowing embraces those parts of our humanity and our sacred belonging that lean into how important it is to name the fact that we…
