Grieving Exclusion: A Liturgy of Lament
Help us be good to each other, as Christ was good to us.
Getting Through A Christmas of Grief
I wish I had had this book six years ago, when my mother was dying.
After Synagogue Shooting, Fresh Thoughts on Giving Thanks
"There has to be a place in your heart for the sadness and the joy."
Stand in the Name of Love
When practiced with fidelity, our faiths are only about love.
How Biology (and the Bible) Breaks the Binary of Human Sexuality
Nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God.
Where Have All the Sad Songs Gone?
In the omission of lament, we miss an important truth in worship: Jesus comes near the brokenhearted.
Faith Leaders Lament the Muslim Travel Ban
History will judge this ruling harshly.
Looking Back with Lament, and Forward with Hope
I am grateful for the lists I have been reading of “the most notable events” of the past year. But at present many of the most hopeful occurrences of 2017 are likely hidden from our view.
Lamenting the Lost Hope of Advent
Advent is the season of hope, the season of waiting for the coming of Christ. But how do you offer hope when the Church itself is the oppressor?
Our Come to Jesus Moment: The Boston Declaration
Taking a page from the Old Testament, a diverse group of theological experts recently gathered in Boston wearing sackcloth and ashes to dramatize their grief over the corruption of U.S. Christianity.