Does Faith-Based Aid Come with Strings Attached?
Leaders of faith-based nonprofits say that faith and foreign aid can’t be separated.
A Time to Feast and a Time to Fast
What if we didn’t feed our expectation that every (reasonable) urge and appetite ought to be quenched?
Is All Life Really Sacred?
Did Kelly Gissendaner’s transformation story capture our attention because she is a white woman?
Jesus Was a Jew — Get Over It
A Q&A with award-winning writer James Carroll on how Christians misunderstand Jesus.
How Lent Can Help You Reconcile Faith and Doubt
Lent doesn’t answer all of our questions, but may reveal why we find value in spirituality in the first place.
Stop Guessing at God’s Will — Just Go
A Q&A with pastor John Ortberg on God’s will, Dr. Seuss, and walking through open doors.
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Where Do Women Belong in God’s Kingdom?
A prayerbook reflection on what the true king of the world means for our views of powerful men and adoring women.
Women Like Me Are Abused Worldwide. Here’s Why.
As a female preacher, I have firsthand experience of the way religion can discriminate against women. But religion is not the problem.
Religion Gets a Bad Rap on Women. But There’s More to the Story
A closer look at the history of religion reveals a world where women were celebrated and revered.
God Doesn’t Want to Hold Women Back — and Never Did
All the old ideas are being made new. All the walls holding back women are being torn down.
The League of Invisible Women
In many places, these women are not allowed to preach — but I believe God is parting the seas for them to lead in other ways.
Why Lent Asks Us to Give Up a Few of Our Favorite Things
Why do we put aside things that matter? Because things matter to us so very much.
Lent 101
Making sense of ashes, fish and fasting during the annual 40-day penitential period.
Street Evangelism and Ashes
By Sara Miles
When I took church to the streets of San Francisco’s Mission District, I found God was already there.
I’m Giving Up Control for Lent, and You Better Give Up Something, Too
By Sally Quinn
I called the Dean of the National Cathedral for a lesson on Lent and realized I needed to do more than just learn about it.
Christian Fat Shaming and the Trouble with Gluttony
High obesity rates in America are not the result of a mass deficiency in will power.
8 Reasons to Stop Watching Romantic Comedies
Think again before judging your love life on Hollywood’s version of romance.
Messianic Jews, Palestinian Christians, and a Theology of Reconciliation
As followers of Jesus, we are to mirror the unity of the Father, Son, and Spirit.