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Half-Truths American Christians Have About Land
June 13, 2026
During my sabbatical, I’m featuring a few adaptations from books that I believe will be interesting to readers of this newsletter. Today I’m happy to feature...
The Hazards of God-Talk
May 30, 2026
The sabbatical invitation to say less
We Are Not Helpless
May 23, 2026
Reclaiming agency in a catastrophic age
The Irrelevant Pastor
May 16, 2026
The expression and experience of vocational weakness
The Crowd Has Departed
April 25, 2026
Re-imagining reconciliation when others have moved on
Against Inevitability
April 18, 2026
The future has not been foreclosed
Jesus Doesn't Need Our Weapons
April 11, 2026
Rejecting a violent vision of our Savior
Deeply Rooted Action
March 7, 2026
On beginning to belong to our places
"I am somebody"
February 21, 2026
What I learned from Jesse Jackson's leadership
A Plea to Pastors
February 14, 2026
The discipleship opportunity provided by this political moment
When the President Is a Racist
February 7, 2026
Telling the truth without getting distracted
Protesting in Church
January 31, 2026
Exposing hypocrisy and inviting repentance
Acknowledging the Rise of Authoritarianism
January 10, 2026
Possibilities open when we tell the truth
Salvation in the Shadows
December 25, 2025
What is Christmas to those living in a land of deep darkness?
Reconciliation and More (and More) Truth
December 13, 2025
In a polarized society, reconciling churches offer a unique gift.
Bearing Witness as Protest
November 22, 2025
Our testimony to Jesus is the foundation of our dissent
Placing Our Protest
November 15, 2025
Circumstances change but our dissent endures
Protesting People
November 8, 2025
Christians and our posture of dissent
Two Articles: Communities of Wisdom and Quitting ICE
October 18, 2025
It’s been another tough week in Chicago. Like many others, I’m experiencing a persistent sadness and anger about the federal government’s cruelty even as...
A City Under Siege
October 11, 2025
Updates from Chicago
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