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November 2015

November 25, 2015

The Refugees Who Came for Thanksgiving

As I prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, I am reminded of the autumnal harvest time's...

November 25, 2015

Rethinking Thanksgiving in an Age of Terror: Creating Interfaith Traditions

by Glenn Zuber As we move into renewed period of terrorist fear and personal anxiety,...

November 24, 2015

Christ is the Refugee: A Christmas Hymn

This Christmas season, Christians across Europe and the United States will sing carols in praise...

November 23, 2015

Syrian Refugees as Modern Day Lepers

Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached...

November 20, 2015

Dear America, Let’s Stop Being So Afraid

Dear U.S., Things are pretty tough right now, we know that and I get that....

November 17, 2015

Making the Grade: Considering Religious Tests and Syrian Refugees

Perhaps you have heard the suggestion that America should consider admitting at least some of the...

November 17, 2015

Waiting with Anticipation: The Blessing of Advent

Maybe waiting is the best part of the holiday season.

November 16, 2015

Finding Faith to Face Fear: A Place Where Terror Has No Dominion

This is what war looks like in the 21st century: The enemy is not confined...

November 13, 2015

Dear Professor: Is This Class Going to Challenge My Faith and Make Me Uncomfortable?

I had a student write me after the very first meeting of my Bible and...

November 12, 2015

Spotlight: New Movie Exposes Catholic Church Sexual Abuse Cover-Up

There really are so many more things to be outraged over as a Christian than...

November 09, 2015

It’s Not About The Cup: Christmas, Starbucks, and (fake) outrage

As the calendar turns to November we have found ourselves wading once again into the...

November 09, 2015

A More Colorful Children’s Sermon: A Q&A with Rev. Adam Walker Cleaveland

If you're one of those pastors (or parishioners!) who dreads the "Children's Moment" during worship,...

November 06, 2015

Rob Bell: The Word ‘Evangelical’ Has Been Hijacked and We Need to Take it Back

"I think we should take the word 'evangelical' back. The word's been hijacked and it's...

November 02, 2015

Ending Mass Incarceration: The Ongoing Call to Faith Communities

by Janis Rosheuvel, Pastor Lilian Amaya and Lissette Castillo Vizcarra The crisis of incarceration this...

October 2015

October 30, 2015

The Power of Ritual: A Mirror for Life’s Passages

Fall sunlight streamed through stained glass, warming the faces and the souls of the people...

October 28, 2015

What Do You Love and Hope Never to Lose to Climate Change?

“The secure rhythms of nature that are the foundation of our home.” -- Rachel, Illinois...

October 23, 2015

Where Did Zombies Come From?

I’ll be honest, there really isn’t a smoking gun answer to this question. But that...

October 09, 2015

Tourist or Pilgrim?

There is a sign at the entrance of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem...

October 01, 2015

The Selfie or The Song? Seeking Jesus in the Holy Land

Danielle Shroyer’s new book “Where Jesus Prayed: Illuminations on the Lord’s Prayer in the Holy...

September 2015

September 15, 2015

Why Philly is the Perfect Place for the Pope to Denounce the Death Penalty

I guess there is no bad place to call for an end to execution. But...

September 14, 2015

Why Progressive Christians Should Pray

While many bemoan the decline of the American religious, one fact remains: religiously affiliated or...

August 2015

August 28, 2015

13 Simple Ideas for Becoming Human Again

There's nothing like a campaign season to remind us of the worst of humanity. It's...

August 27, 2015

The Blessings of a Public School Education

“Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass,...

August 25, 2015

When Monks Say “I Do”: Confessions of a Former Monastic’s Wife

A recent Pew Report shows that those who choose monastic, celibate lifestyles are in steady...

August 24, 2015

Too Many Positive Coincidences: How a Church Reaches At-Risk Teens

by The Rev. Pam Brokaw Dreaming of a bright future can be more difficult in...

August 20, 2015

Naked Preaching

[Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts we'll be featuring by the Rev. Deborah...

August 18, 2015

Confessions of an Ex-Postmodernist

by Todd A. Comer "Why Am I an Ex-Postmodernist? Perhaps because—even though ‘we’ postmodernists are well...

August 14, 2015

“Dads Don’t Babysit!” When Black Fathers Love in the Midst of Injustice

Just over a year ago, under a midnight sky, African American artist Cbabi Bayoc stood...

August 13, 2015

Mommy, are your boobies broken?

[Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of posts we'll be featuring by the Rev. Deborah...

August 04, 2015

Can we Stop for a Minute? A Call for an Ecclesiastical Intervention

It never changes. At every event, at every workshop, in so many of our sanctuaries...