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A Rural Calling: Allyn Maxfield-Steele

Rabbis of LA | A Man of Inclusive Compassion

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The Missing Word at Trump’s Prayer Rally

Travel Advisory

Mollie Wilson O'Reilly, Commonweal If I told you to imagine a situation in which a man from the United States were elected pope, you might think it would be natural and good for.....

Uncomfortable Saints

Rob Marco, Plough I'm not the radical Christian I was in my youth, but Peace Pilgrim and Rich Mullins won't let me sit comfortably.

Kansas City Faith Blogger Offers Progressive Rev. Adam Hamilton Endorsement

Here's why this is important . . .For a generation of Kansas City newsreaders throughout the metro, Bill Tammeus represents that final world in thoughtful faith-based commentary fo...

At a crossroad

When a torrential rainstorm hit the U.N. Climate Negotiations pavilion in Belém, Brazil, last November, one reporter joked that the scene of flooding and pelting rain was “like the...

‘We need the moral courage to stand where Pope Leo stood this morning’

Posting an image of himself as Jesus, making apocalyptic threats against Iran and criticizing Pope Leo XIV gave faith leaders and political strategists plenty to condemn about Pres...

The deconstruction narrative has a rage problem. Taylor Tomlinson has the antidote.

In 2006, the Reverend Barbara Brown Taylor published “Leaving Church,” a memoir of such quiet, luminous precision that it felt less like a departure than a deeper conversion into t...

A life-giving alternative to Religious Right religion

A reader recently emailed me, “If I had to choose between religious-right Christianity or atheism, I would have to choose atheism.” This reader hasn’t lost faith in Jesus. But he’s...

Bishop Menjivar-Ayala Talks Leo, Migrants, Bluegrass Music

M. Boorstein, WaPo

‘All Are Neighbors’ celebrates diversity and inclusion

What got billed nationally as a pro-gay event on Baylor University’s campus April 22 turned out to be a celebration of democracy for all people. The “All Are Neighbors” rally held...

The Cult of Pastoral Vulnerability

Carl R. Trueman, First Things Another well-known minister has resigned from his pastoral office due to a previously undisclosed inappropriate relationship. The twist in this griml...

Opinion – 29 April 2026

Colin Coward Unadulterated Love A Rumour of Angels – Peter Berger, Pope Leo and Donald Trump Yazid Said William Temple Foundation Religion, Theology and the New World Disorder Mark...

Blooming faith

When I taught confirmation, I would share some of Paul’s letters with my students. I’d tell them that, before phones and computers, letters were important ways to communicate. Paul...

Refer to Your Bulletins

Now is the time when we pause our service for a few announcements.

EDITORIAL: What Kind of God Do We Actually Believe In?

This week I found myself reading the article that Spectrum magazine posted about the beautiful life and legacy of my predecessor, Pastor Leif Lind. I was inspired to read about his...

The (record-breaking) road to religious diversity

Vicki Garlock was making her way through her morning read of Religion News Service when she came across a story about a man who earned a Guinness World Records title... The post Th...

Paul Vallely: Rabbis and scholars wrestle for soul of Judaism

THE veteran political journalist Adam Boulton asked a question on Times Radio which his counterparts at the BBC had been studiously avoiding for days. Wasn’t it the actions of the...

Serving like Christ

Editor’s note: The ELCA has a long and meaningful history of ministry in rural areas. This story is part of a series highlighting innovative rural ministries in ELCA congregations...

Amid War & Uncertainty, Easter's Message Holds

Does an LLM Hear Your Prayers?

Mary Julia Koch, Wall Street Journal "Compassion," the preacher proclaimed, is "mercy in action," adding: "I can also show you one small rhetorical tweak that...

In conversation with Jim Somerville

For 18 years, Jim Somerville has done something many pastors talk about but far fewer actually attempt. He has led a historic congregation to change. This change isn’t merely cosme...

Pope Leo: Between Gospel Witness and Humanitarian Illusions

D. Mahoney, CJ The pontiff is right to warn against hatred and rash recourse to war—but his tendency toward a kind of functional pacifism marks a departure from older Christian wi...