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Loving Our Neighbors Means Not Lying About Them

“If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to…

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Word&Way News: Sept. 13

Here’s the weekly roundup from Word&Way. This week at A Public Witness, we published a look at how faith communities are helping homeless people and…

Sep 13 •

The Christians Who Matter Most in this Election (Hint: It’s Not White Evangelicals)

During Tuesday night’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, religious references only popped up twice — both…

Sep 12 •

No Rest for the Weary

If you’re wanting to take in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, you could find yourself driving on I-5 to see the old-growth forests in southwestern…

Sep 10 •

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Word&Way News: Sept. 6

Here’s the weekly roundup from Word&Way. This week, paid subscribers to A Public Witness received a look at problematic uses of biblical “prophecies” in…

Sep 6 •

Partisan Bible Codes

Last week, the New York Times reported the death of Eliyahu Rips, a Jewish mathematician who emigrated from Latvia to Israel.

Sep 5 •

August 2024

Word&Way News: Aug. 30

Here’s the weekly roundup from Word&Way. In addition to a look at churches using Baptizing America that is free for anyone to read, paid subscribers to…

Aug 30 •

When a Dictator Quotes the Bible

This year has been called “the year of democracy.” People in more than 65 countries — and comprising more than half of the world’s population — will…

Aug 29 •

Church Conversations About Christian Nationalism

The balloons have dropped.

Aug 27 •

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Word&Way News: Aug. 23

Here’s the weekly roundup from Word&Way. This week at A Public Witness, we published a review of a book studying the Black Church and an analysis of…

Aug 23 •

The Golden Rule According to the DNC

During the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday (Aug.

Aug 22 •

Review & Giveaway: The Contemporary Black Church

While attending divinity school, I spent four years worshiping and interning in a small mainline African American congregation on the west side of…

Aug 20 •

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