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Fitting in

A few years ago, I was out for a walk with my son and we happened upon a little playground we’d never visited before. He

Julia Roller

August 27, 2015

Are Quakers already dead?

We Quakers think a lot about our own demise. I’ve lost count of how many events, conferences, books and lectures have essentially centered around the

Micah Bales

August 26, 2015

God is not sad

A recent Christian trend was to pray something similar to, "Lord, let my heart break for the things that break your heart." It was usually a prayer

Austin Channing Brown

August 25, 2015

God’s presence in a new reality of loss

Recently a violent storm hit my life, ripping through my heart and shaking the foundation of my faith, when my husband Joel, suddenly and unexpectedly

Nancy Kauffmann

August 24, 2015

Being a troubled nonviolent resister

I want to be a nonviolent resister because as a Red Letter Christian I am committed to taking seriously what Jesus said in the Sermon

Tony Campolo

August 21, 2015

What makes a life matter?

It was 36 degrees Celsius around these parts yesterday, which, for many Canadians used to considerably more chilly climes, means a general experience of sticky, sweaty

Ryan Dueck

August 19, 2015

The gospel according to Ta-Nehisi Coates

This is the final post of a six-part series examining theology through the lens of Ta-Nehisi Coates' book, Between the World and Me. See the other parts

Richard Beck

August 18, 2015

On stories, sadness and spoilers

I was pacing in the living room. My son had been making his way through the Harry Potter series all summer, and he was reading

Jennifer Mills-Knutsen

August 17, 2015

Jesus as “the Way”

One of the most popular and — at least for some of us —uncomfortable “I am” sayings is from John 14:6: “I am the way,

Joanna Harader

August 14, 2015

Was Jesus abandoned by the Father on the cross?

As Jesus hung on the cross, he cried, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (Matt. 27:46). This is the cry of our God who stooped to the

Greg Boyd

August 13, 2015

The great (de)commission

Now the 11 disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some

Ruth Harder

August 12, 2015

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