In a year of faith-talking Democrats, a Muslim candidate speaks up

Los recuerdos son vitales para los seres humanos. Nos ayudan a desarrollar un sentido de identidad y pertenencia. Nos protegen al ayudarnos a recordar heridas y peligros previos. Pero también nos dan un sentido de esperanza, ya que nos permiten reflexionar en nuestras vidas, y recordar cómo ciertas experiencias y eventos nos han llevado a un futuro mejor.

I recently mentioned from the pulpit that we’d been invited to participate in a conversation with other pastors called “The Church in the Age of Donald Trump.” The next day I got a very nice, but concerned email: “Did you…

Matthew’s Gospel offers a simple sentence summary of Jesus’ message: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near” (or “is at hand”). Some Jesus scholars think of him as a Jewish apocalyptic prophet announcing the imminent arrival of God’s…

I ran into someone the other day who had just returned from the Women’s March in Washington and she had with her a poster from the march. As she unrolled it to show me she said, “I’m so glad I…