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February 2019

February 26, 2019

Don’t Bury the Female Lede: Keeping Women’s Names in the Headlines

Elecia R. Dexter of Auburn, Alabama, is the new publisher and editor of the Democrat-Reporter,...

February 05, 2019

The Keys to Life: And the Gift of an Empty Keychain

A big move always means a reckoning with your stuff. Sifting through years (whether four...

February 01, 2019

Worshipful Living: How a Church in the Netherlands Prayed Away Deportation

The concept of "worshipful living" is an underrated Christian practice. Most of us worship once...

January 2019

January 28, 2019

Why The Patriarchy Lies About Reproductive Health: And No, New York Is Not Killing Babies

Did the state of New York last week adopt a law that would allow a...

January 25, 2019

The Human Cost of the Shutdown: And the Moral Bankruptcy Revealed in Wilbur Ross’ Comments

In communities all over the country, food pantries are putting out pleas for more donations....

January 08, 2019

12 Terrible Things I’d Rather Do Than Watch The Presidential Address

Your small act of resistance for today: turn off the t.v. As we head into...

December 2018

December 13, 2018

Come Home for Christmas: Welcoming Our LGBTQ Friends In Church

In many mainline denominations, “Open and Affirming” is code for “we welcome gay people.” Although...

November 2018

November 14, 2018

Crossing Over: A Trip to the Border, in Pictures

Last week, I made a quick trip to Arizona, and an even quicker trip down...

November 05, 2018

Trump as Messiah: The Billboard Is Gone, But the Sentiment Remains

If you live in the St. Louis metro and you drive home on I-70 in...

November 01, 2018

Door to Door: The Powerful Art of Neighboring

That nice, warm—maybe almost happy?—feeling that you have today is not just about candy and...

October 2018

October 02, 2018

Ode To October: Losing Your Life to Find It

Yesterday, October 1, my husband called me on his lunch break to tell me Happy...

September 2018

September 18, 2018

The Things We Break, The Dreams We Bury

Saturday morning, I was in an urgent care waiting room with a sick kid. It's...

September 04, 2018

Bishop Fails Apology for Groping Ariana Grande: Let’s Maybe Try That Again

We all cringed. By "we," I mean every woman who's ever endured a time when...

August 2018

August 30, 2018

Aretha Didn’t Have a Will: Here are Five Reasons You Should

This just in: Aretha Franklin didn't have a will. Granted, her legacy is about far...

August 27, 2018

Guns Are the Problem, Guns Are the Problem, Guns Are the Problem …

While the nation grieved the passing of Senator John McCain—and stood appalled at the president's...

August 22, 2018

In the Midst of Political Firestorms, Life Goes On: Don’t Miss It

It's easy to feel as though we're at the mercy of the zeitgeist. We're not.

August 21, 2018

Tracking and Other Morally Repugnant Campaign Tactics Undermine Our Nation

Editor’s note: “Political tracking,” the practice of following candidates and constantly filming their public statements,...

August 15, 2018

Resistance Training: Our Words Matter

He called her a dog. The day after white supremacists tried to rally in our...

August 07, 2018

The Unengaged: America’s Real Third Party

The church I used to serve in Phoenix shared space with a preschool. It was...

July 2018

July 26, 2018

Home and Holler: It’s Complicated

I'm on vacation this week and most of next. That doesn't mean I'm not writing....

July 12, 2018

Not Just Papa John: There Are All Kinds of Racists

A friend of mine witnessed an incident the other day. Some folks had car trouble...

July 09, 2018

Kids Are Still In Cages: And The Law Has Nothing To Do With It

In the current political climate, there are many things about which we can 'agree to...

July 02, 2018

The Edge of Great Change: Why All the Ugliness is Still Good News

I take it for granted sometimes that I can stand up and preach on a...

June 2018

June 26, 2018

While You Were Sleeping: Kansas City ICE Agent Assaults Attorney, Pregnant Mother and Child Deported

When I talked to Andrea Comfort Martinez on the phone earlier today, she was waiting...

June 20, 2018

WORLD REFUGEE DAY — When Will You Feed Us?

Guest post by Vy Nguyen Executive Director of Week of Compassion One day a year,...

June 19, 2018

SHARICE DAVIDS: Asylum Laws Written to Protect, Not Persecute

Guest post by Sharice Davids Candidate for U.S. Congress Every year, thousands of immigrants, asylum...

June 15, 2018

The Letter of the Law: There is Nothing ‘Biblical’ About Cruelty

When we are tearing the babies from their mothers arms at the border, we have...

June 14, 2018

Called to Serve the Poor People’s Campaign

Guest post by the Rev. Megan Severns Huston The first time I met the Rev....

June 04, 2018

It Was Never About the Cake: A ‘Narrow’ Ruling, and a Love Note for PRIDE Month

It's not about the cake. It was never about the cake. And yet, here we...

May 2018

May 30, 2018

Who Would Jesus Separate?

I’m constantly amazed at what does and does not cause my fellow Christians to have...