By the Way | The Magic of Chautauqua
Imagine a place where people actually talk with one another rather than boring into electronic…
Imagine a place where people actually talk with one another rather than boring into electronic…
We can’t do it all, but for our own well-being, we will be better if we do something. The post…
A nonprofit unrelated to Baylor University commissioned an investigation of a Baylor professor who…
An FBI agent trainee is challenging the Trump administration and FBI Director Kash Patel’s attempts…
Within the last week, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton has claimed his opponent holds…
I love America, and I greatly appreciate the dedication and sacrifice many of my family members and…
Every minister hears these words. And in that moment, when grief is raw and a family looks to you…
About a dozen clergy and conservative politicians pleaded with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to postpone…
Cyrus Carmack-Belton. That was the name of the 14-year-old Black boy in South Carolina chased, shot…
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has rejected the Trump administration’s request to lift a…
A historically Black denomination has opened an advocacy center in the heart of Washington, D.C., to…
Two U.S. Catholic bishops are lamenting recent deadly immigration enforcement encounters, calling…
When Andy Burnham began his term as the United Kingdom’s 59th prime minister on Monday (July 20), he…
The Texas Republican Party’s decision last month to reaffirm its platform plank calling for…
Jesus’s story is the greatest story of all. Why shouldn’t we find other ways to equip ourselves to…
With every act of violence and war, even those some might deem necessary evils, our world becomes…
By Cody Sanders Many faith communities are now quite attentive to the ecological emergency…
The future of believing is for imaginaries. Faith traditions bound by contextless tradition and…
Writing isn’t merely an intellectual or creative exercise. It is also a spiritual and transformative…
Life at this age tends to slow down and speed up at the same time. The post Life at the Speed of…
An organization advocating for a more peaceful, progressive U.S. foreign policy analyzes Trump’s…
Saying God is disabled requires us to re-examine our understanding of what it means to be made in…
Food makes you think of the folk in your life and I thought about a certain person all day Tuesday.…
by Cameron Trimble “Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a…
by Samuel Davidson “Food is God’s love made delicious.” I. If we take seriously this axiom of Norman…
by Avery Davis Lamb In 2023, I gave a talk to a group of churches in Black Mountain, North Carolina.…
by Timothy Eberhart Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-17: In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the…
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim Climate change is no longer a distant threat or something we can brush off as…
by Cody J. Sanders, guest co-editor The only two responses to the ecological and climatological…
Two Book Reviews: Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious by Ross Douthat (Grand Rapids:…
by Jacob Alan Cook Among those who study and work with conflict, a hopeful and constructive edge has…
by Starlette Thomas Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the…
As the country marks 250 years, we are not looking backward at a finished thing. We are looking…
Announcement: We have cancelled the October 2026 Retreat. We look forward to rescheduling for 2027.…
Juneteenth is not just a day of remembrance; it is a day of accountability. The post Freedom Isn’t…
Our American story is a special one. As we approach our 250th anniversary, we must not cede our…
Editor’s note: This week we welcome Rev. Dr. Katherine Raley Alexander (she/her) as our guest.…
Today, I testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited…
Editor’s note: This week we welcome Rev. Dr. Andy Kinsey (he/his) as our guest. Andy shares how the…
This summer is full of options for you to make the most of your time at the Writing Table! Join us…
Editor’s note: This week we welcome Rev. Betsy Turner (she/her) as our guest. Betsy shares how the…
The “Let Her Go” Approach As a parent with an almost-three-year-old daughter, Ella, I am no stranger…
Some years ago, I learned a practice for attending to what matters from two friends in a virtual…
Best of practice in 2025 This morning, on the fifth day of Christmas, we want to share some of our…
The Writing Table Gallery is a celebration of more than five years of nurturing community, building…
Advent Blessings for Worship Leaders Stewarding the mysteries of Advent and bringing them to the…
Black Women’s Stories with Dr. Charisse Gillett This week in a final conversation in our series with…
Writing a Memoir with Dr. Charisse Gillett Today we are talking once more with Dr. Charisse Gillett,…
Holding Hope with Dr. Charisse Gillett We are in that time of year when school, church, and family…
This week we begin a series of conversations with Dr. Charisse Gillett, president of Lexington…