What is Resistance?
Resistance always begins with curiosity, with questions. We often do not ask our questions, not because we are afraid of the answer, but because there...
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 ...
Abide in Me: Excerpt from Lent Reflection
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. – John 15...
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...
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...
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...
Launching Next Week! Shane Claiborne’s “Rethinking Life”
Introduction
An Invitation to Love Life
I grew up in the heart of the Bible Belt, in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. I fell in love with Jesus...
What Is an Orphaned Believer?
God loves the sojourner. Deuteronomy 10:18 says, “He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you.”
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