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Highly recommended

For children and families What If I Can’t Explain God? “God is hard to explain. I’ve tried asking grown-ups to explain God, but they aren’t very good at it.” These…
On Martin Luther and horror movies
Voices of Faith

On Martin Luther and horror movies

I was 4 years old when I saw my first horror movie. My parents loved to go to the movies, and this was the 1980s, when Freddie Kreuger, Michael Myers…
A necessary book during a tumultuous time for the LGBTQIA+ community
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A necessary book during a tumultuous time for the LGBTQIA+ community

Editor’s note: Embracing Queer Family uses the term “Queer” to mean “anyone who does not identify as heterosexual and cisgender.” The authors acknowledge that not everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community…
The challenge of interpretation
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The challenge of interpretation

At the end of the movie’s first act, the peaceful Eagle Clan we’ve followed through the opening 20 minutes of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is in ruins….
<i>The Mother Artist</i>: Caregiving and creative practice
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The Mother Artist: Caregiving and creative practice

From almost the very beginning of our children’s lives, we invite them to make art: crayons, markers, paints and so many pieces of paper. When they get older, we encourage…
Bearing witness in <i>Civil War</i>
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Bearing witness in Civil War

As a veteran photojournalist, Lee Smith (Kirsten Dunst) has had her share of adventures. But even she never expected to find herself pinned down by sniper fire in a dilapidated…
“Fundamentally flesh and fundamentally earth”
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“Fundamentally flesh and fundamentally earth”

The Gospel of Luke recounts the risen Jesus appearing among his disciples on the evening of the resurrection and asking for something to eat. “People have talked a lot about…
Writing about what we shy away from
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Writing about what we shy away from

Death is a common theme during Lent. The season opens with Ash Wednesday’s reminder that we are mortal and closes with the death of Christ himself on Good Friday. But…
Living as a sacrifice in the movies of 2023
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Living as a sacrifice in the movies of 2023

Kōichi Shikishima doesn’t recognize his hometown. When he left his Tokyo neighborhood to fight in World War II, promises of victory and glory filled him. He returned to ruins and…
<i>A Case for Love</i> uses calls for action
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A Case for Love uses calls for action

Bishop Michael Curry is at a loss for words. Those who have heard sermons from the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, if only from the royal wedding of Prince…
Highly recommended
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Highly recommended

Lullaby for the King With Lullaby for the King, award-winning poet and author Nikki Grimes has created a read-aloud Christmas story that families will return to again and again for…