We feebly struggle, they in glory shine.

"The debate about money is secondary to the work of grappling with history."

My favorite AAR/SBL speaker last year was Oluwatomisin Oredein. She's a theologian, a poet, and a pastor—even when writing a book review!

There's beauty in dwelling somewhere between Martha Stewart and "hot mess" and being honest about that. Thanks, Carol Howard, for these beautiful words.

"We know that Abraham broke the law, but we make allowances for his crimes because we consider the mitigating circumstances that brought him to such terrible actions."

One of the most unlikely verses in the whole Bible is Matt 13:51. “‘Have you understood all this?’ They answered, ‘Yes.’”

The world feels smaller.

Such an important topic. Thank you Rebecca Ruiz for writing about it. All of us parents need to be raising antiracist children. mashable.com/article/raisin…

And this is why I love Ralph Keen.

dreamed last night that Michael Cohen, while arguing with Nancy Pelosi, made a smarmy comment that was essentially a pick-up line. And Nancy's response was PRICELESS.

Hey, all—if you sign up for my books e-newsletter by 4 p.m. you'll get today's fabulous issue in your inbox: frolicking puppies, the baptism of Jesus for kids, and more. christiancentury.org/books-email-si…

when you're so Lutheran that you can't say "you're a saint" to your spouse without adding ("in sinner's clothing")—and then you realize that if you were really that Lutheran you'd be calling him a sinner in saint's clothing instead.

Wow. Thank you, Bryanna and Autumn!

"There is a time for lament, and we can sit in this uncomfortable space for a while. Because there is no back to normal." --Rev. Angela Khabeb

If you're related to me, don't read this. Everyone else, read it.

So surprised, given the recent mail delays, to receive copies of my new book today. I'm excited to share her with the world.

One of my favorite editing projects was Brittney Cooper's article on Michelle Obama's 2017 inauguration ponytail.

Just trying to mix it up a bit in my Twitter feed.

Susannah Heschel’s father, Abraham Joshua Heschel, marched with MLK in Selma. But the issues that concerned him--racism, poverty--are still very much with us. Editor Elizabeth Ann Palmer interviewed Susannah Heschel for the Century. christiancentury.org/article/interv…

“If there’s one book every K-12 educator in America should read, it’s @MoniqueWMorris's Pushout.” -- Elizabeth Ann Palmer christiancentury.org/article/books/…