Having grown up in a terribly emotionally and often physically abusive family, I had two refuges. One was the woods and waters surrounding Theodore Roosevelt’s...
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Every fall, 40 Days for Life—an annual campaign promoted throughout the church in the United States—advocates for the sanctity of life and an end to abortion...
Got a burning question? Click here to Ask an Apostle. Q: My granddaughter does not want to baptize her new baby. Will the baby go to heaven if it dies? ...
Islamophobia By Jordan Denari Duffner (Orbis Books, 2021) With the publication of Islamophobia, Jordan Denari Duffner makes an important contribution to an...
When it comes to big-ticket items like homes and cars, we’re used to living debt large through mortgages and auto financing. Most folks have learned, sometimes...
A lot can be said in celebration of the binary. It’s an ancient system of organization, dividing reality into complementary or contradictory halves. Think...
Readings (Year B): Genesis 2:18–24Psalm 128:1–6Hebrews 2:9–11Mark 10:2–16 Reflection: It takes a village The scripture readings today give us much...
There’s a touching scene toward the end of the new documentary Who Are You, Charlie Brown? where Charles Schulz, the creator of the beloved Peanuts characters...
Dark in Here The Mountain Goats (Merge Records, 2021) The sweeping new release by alternative band the Mountain Goats is infectiously upbeat despite its title...
Happier Than Ever Billie Eilish (Interscope, 2021) “I’m getting older, I think I’m aging well” slinks the 19-year-old Billie Eilish as she opens her sophomore...