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On Forming Human Children, Part 1

By Jon Jordan If you encounter human children on a regular basis, you are doing the work of formation. A mark is left on them...

The Waybread of Our Waiting

By Ian Olson  “I am weary, O God,” the compiler of Israel’s wisdom complains, “I am weary, O God, and worn out” (Prov. 30:1), summoning...

“Oh Book!” Part One: Scripture as Beloved

By Nathan Wall Christians use all kinds of words to describe the Bible. Catholics call it Sacred Scripture. Protestants of various stripes call it inerrant,...

For All Souls Day

By Christopher Yoder Since at least the 11th century, western Christians have prayed for the dead on this day, All Souls Day. Others have written...

Presiding Bishop: Love in the Time of the Coronavirus

As churches throughout the country suspended in-person worship services, Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry preached via livestream as part of the Washington National Cathedral's service.

Simone Weil and the Mission to Modernity

Simone Weil is a figure who is hard to categorize, a Christian mystic who resisted being baptized, a political philosopher who wrote only one complete book, which bases a theory of political organization on the needs of the human soul.

Intimate Satisfaction

I found the fulfillment of my desire for intimacy in its very denial.

God, Sex, and the Restless Hearts of Fleabag

Fleabag paints a nuanced portrait of the soul’s condition in the secular age.

Love, but Not Like That

If we want to understand what Christian love is, we must begin not by talking about ourselves but by talking about the God who loves and whose love looks like Jesus Christ and him crucified for the remission of our sins.

8/18 Readings: Division and Decision

God is love. Nothing can be said truly about God and God’s purpose in calling creation into being which blunts or otherwise qualifies this essential and irrevocable doctrine.

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