Despite evil
The example of Judges helps us interpret our own alternate history.
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Are we still at the tomb?
Are we ready to stop being afraid? Are we ready to run from emptiness and move forward in faith?
There is a place for you at the table
It was around that large kitchen table that we knew we belonged. We didn’t have to be good; we didn’t have to be smart; we didn’t have to be anybody but ourselves. It was around that table that we were unconditionally loved.
The parable of the compost
Compost is made of the scraps—the peels, the browned outer leaves, the discarded grounds. It feels sometimes like my faith is made of scraps, too.
Playlist: April 2022
Enjoy music curated by James Deaton, inspired by the April 2022 issue of Messenger.
Bildad misunderstands
Bildad insists that we remember the sacred relationship between act and consequence. What happens when that does not go as expected?
Seek peace, and pursue it
The church still perseveres in its witness to the power of nonviolence in a world riven by war.
Playlist: March 2022
Listen to music chosen by Russ Otto, inspired by the March 2022 issue of Messenger
Tones like prayers
“you are capable of the universe; and it is better to flicker than fade”
Poems and music by theopoet Brian Nixon
Beneath the shadow of the cross
For Perry Huffaker, Lent is a time to ponder anew Christ and the cross. Hear (and download) one of his hymns for Lent.
