As a Pilate disliker, I always resented his presence in the creeds. He felt like such an inappropriate presence, a festering sliver, an interloper.

When I was in graduate school, I wanted to try something new, so I joined a local roller derby team. I loved the opportunity to

It’s here we reach the pinnacle of Christian doctrine and a hornet’s nest of intra-Christian disputes

Illegal crossings peaked in the first Trump administration and again early in Biden’s term, but the numbers have been declining since 2023 and are now

Many struggle with its final petition: “Lead us not into temptation,” in the King’s English. Does God tempt people into sinning?

A friend asked me weeks ago now, “what can we do?” and I put him off, promising I’d think about it and write something. But

Because I moved so often as a child–nine places but thirteen residences–I’m apt to say I’m not really “from” anywhere. But that’s probably not totally

I have spent a lifetime metabolizing split allegiances and belonging to different tribes.

If we think God is a vindictive judge, we’ll imitate that God, on the assumption that God loves a favored few and hates everyone else.