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On Gratitude

By Rebecca Ramdhan | April 27, 2022

But there was love, love, love,
dripping from our hands.
We both gripped the sharp edge,
and it was painful

A pair of doves born in our courtyard recently unearthed documents that prove beyond a shadow of a doubt...

The Untold Story of Our Savior

By Edith Vonnegut | January 5, 2018

Spoiler alert: He’s not an only child.

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TransBible

By Erik Hanson | July 28, 2017

On Peter Toscano’s “Transfigurations: Transgressing Gender In the Bible”.

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The Trouble with (Holy) Saturday

By S. Brent Plate | April 16, 2017

What is Holy Week for an Unholy Family?

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Epiphany’s Choice

By Kristin Swenson | January 6, 2017

To honor in reverence, or destroy in fear?

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Lay Down Your Weary Tune

By Kaya Oakes | November 23, 2016

My fear is generalized. This is now my country’s fear as well.

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Breaking Up With White Jesus

By Kaya Oakes | July 28, 2015

It’s December of 2014. 2am, 3am, 4am, 5am, I thrash and turn over in bed and click on my phone, know I should not click on my phone, click on…

windyroad[Editor's note: you can read about Ashley's experience with biking as a "survivor" in the 2014 Closer to Free ride here. She has written more about cancer and her work with refugees here and in her KtB e-book <em>You Were Strangers: Dispatches From Exile</em>.]

A Beautiful Belief

By Ashley Makar | April 3, 2015

A change of heart on the subject of bodily resurrection.

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Jesus’s Pinch Hitter: The Leftovers Episode 4

By S. Brent Plate | July 22, 2014

The opening sequence of this week’s The Leftovers (episode 4) was the best scene yet in a series that still seems unsure of what it wants. Opening shots show mysterious…

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Seek

By Andrew Johnson | June 18, 2014

“Man’s best chance of finding God is to look in the place where he left him.” —Meister Eckhart

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An Interview with Jesus

By Mary Valle | May 21, 2014

If you are religion-y and hang out on Twitter, you may have encountered @JesusofNaz316, a self-described “carpenter who hangs out with fishermen, alcoholics, and prostitutes.” There are quite a few…

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God Recap: Guns, Trucks and Inhospitality

By Mary Valle | February 24, 2014

God’s been up to a lot of stuff lately. According to Retired Lt. Gen. William “Jerry” Boykin, Jesus will return carrying an AR-15. Since the AR-15 is the most popular…

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Christmas in Cambodia

By Allison Jane Smith | December 17, 2013

Advent is not just about chocolate calendars.

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Buddha Loves Me, This I Know

By KtBniks | August 29, 2013

Some folks act just like they hate ya/ But all dogs have a Buddha nature.

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Heresy at Gethsemane

By Ashley Makar | April 10, 2013

I found myself at the foot of an olive tree, my body folding into a crouch.

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Egg-mail From Heaven and/or Latvia

By Mary Valle | March 31, 2013

A special appearance from Jesus.

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A Little Song I Wrote

By Emily Raboteau | March 11, 2013

People won’t buy Bobby McFerrin’s new album if they think he’s a Jesus freak. I was called upon to testify.

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Jesus! Murder! High-five!

By Mary Valle | December 23, 2012

Last Saturday, my daughter and I and our mother-daughter friends Rachel and Ruby enjoyed a lovely tour of the White House, which I have dubbed Crafting Versailles. Everything is perfect…