Reggae Lament
For J. Jioni Palmer, reggae often loosens up emotions, providing an opportunity for spiritual lament in a genre known for its optimism and uplift.
Emerging Writers
Living Faith in Stereo
"The Lenten practice of looking with complexity continues to sustain our beautiful, terrible lives, to ground our hope in the pockets of possibilities for the world as it could be, and to make possible the art of living faith in stereo."
The Devil Advises Me and Other Young White Clergy
Tweak your sermon. Update the church website. Dust your divinity school diploma. Do more self-care. And most of all, get serious.
For the Love of God and Family
How I Learned to Stop Living in Fear and Embraced the Gun
Being the Black father of Black boys in America today means more than giving "the talk." The threat of gun violence from many sources brought this father to a heartbreaking decision.
What Dance in Church Could Do for Women
"My skill as a dancer began to fuse with my faith ... until the administration told us it was distracting and we needed to go behind the stage curtain."
How to Pray When You Can’t Hear Yourself Think
Perseverance. Courage. Openness. Grace. ... Arianne Lehn prays from and into the noisy spaces where it can be hard to hear the still small whispers that need most to be heard.
Faith Formed at the Margins
Trips to the Racetrack and My Great-Grandmother’s Bible
From the very beginning, Black Christianity developed as a revolutionary movement to liberate the mind, body, and soul.
The Practice of Memento Mori (Remember You Must Die)
Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble, a contemporary Sister of the Congregation of St. Paul, offers a 5-step practice for memento mori that can be deeply meaningful to modern seekers.
Running the Race
As we "run the race" to win, as Paul encouraged the Corinthians, what "deliberate practice" will help shape us as Christian disciples?
Crossing Boundaries, Confronting Fears
First there is the fear, constructed by years of being told there are safe boundaries for white people. Second there is the shame of recognizing those stories are racist lies, and of realizing that invisibility is not a virtue.
