How Mormonism Can Save America
Mormonism teaches me that I don’t get to excommunicate folks from my world just because we disagree. And I am so, so glad of it.
“Which Church Is True?” Isn’t the Right Question Anymore
“Why do I even need religion? Like, at all?” Why, indeed?
The Religions in ‘Game of Thrones’
These people are going to need some hope at the end of eight seasons of warfare.
Barbara Brown Taylor Has Holy Envy — and It’s Changed Her Christian Life
Is there any better way to learn something than to teach it?
Getting Through A Christmas of Grief
I wish I had had this book six years ago, when my mother was dying.
7 Thoughts on Christian Living from Eugene Peterson
Rest in peace, Pastor Peterson, and thank you for your witness.
How the Democratic Party Lost Its Soul—and Can Regain It in the Age of Trump
When was the last time we saw a Democrat actively court religious leaders—not merely in a calculated way to achieve a political end, but because he or she sincerely tied that political end to sacred principles?
6 Gifts of Aging from Parker Palmer
There’s a whole existential crisis that many people feel when they come to the end of the road of whatever has brought them meaning and purpose.
Why White Evangelicals Voted for Trump: Fear, Power, and Nostalgia
I worry when evangelical ministers like Paula White, Jerry Falwell Jr., and Robert Jeffress praise Trump as the most Christian president we’ve ever had.
‘Gratitude is Not a Happy Pill’
This is not your typical hearts-and-flowers gratitude book. This accounts for suffering and despair and unexpected election results...This is gratitude on the ground with the feet of people who are fighting and marching for a better world.