Deconstruction, Fear, and the Sermon on the Mount
When I was thirteen, I had a green faux leather Living Bible with illustrations of a very 70s Jesus. For whatever reason, I flipped to the beginning o...
How to Love God
An extract from the essay of the same name from the recently published book, Religion, Politics, and Reclaiming the Soul of Christianity: A Spiritual ...
A Prayer for Those Experiencing Trauma
Gracious and Eternal God:
You are the God and Father of our Lord and Savior,
Jesus, the Christ.
Lord God, I thank You for Your grace and Your merci...
I’ve Been Praying for You
It all started with an article in my local newspaper.
The article stated over the next 13 months Tennessee would carry out 11 executions! It had be...
On Longing and the Asbury Revival
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on The Corners by Nadia Bolz-Weber. Shared with permission.
As I write this, I have a YouTube li...
Why students at a Kentucky Christian school are praying and singing round the clock
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared in Religion News Service.
Students have packed the chapel and overflow spaces at Asbury Universit...
Bless Their Hearts: A Southerner’s Response to Christian Nationalism and other “Ordinary Radicals”
I have lived in the south, specifically Georgia, for my whole life. My family is from the mountains of Appalachia, the stickiness of Macon, the gian...
Being Jesus’ Instruments For Life, Justice, and Amplifying The Voices of Those In The Margins
As Christ-followers, we are to live as Paul states in Galatians 2:20a.
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ wh...
Launching TODAY! Shane Claiborne’s “Rethinking Life”
Chapter 1: Life Is Good
Our goal is to develop a comprehensive, all-encompassing ethic of life that compels us to be champions of life, to cherish li...
What Black History Means to Me as a White Woman
At a time of increasing backlash to the teaching of America’s racial history, one might ask, “What does Black history mean to America?” and, “What doe...