Jan 13, 2025 · When I was growing up, the girls in my neighborhood played double Dutch. Unlike other jump rope games, double Dutch requires at least three players. Two of them turn the two ropes (or one very long one tied together at the ends) toward or away from each other in alternating rhythmic motion. The ...

Thoughtful, Independent, Progressive. “Because certain scribal puns appear only in Galatians,” says Candida Moss, “we have to consider that they come from the secretary rather than Paul.”

Dec 30, 2024 · Early the next morning we walk the ruins of the Temple.Mortals win the kind of eternity for which their lives prepare them, I told Jesus, quoting, I think, Socrates.Someone once said to me, But first let me bury my father. Let the dead bury the...

Thoughtful, Independent, Progressive. “We’re constantly saying what we’re against,” says Martin Dickinson, a lay leader at the cathedral’s sanctuary ministry, “and that’s necessary.

Jan 20, 2025 · Maybe this is some of what Jesus experiences as he begins his ministry. The word of his homecoming has gotten around enough to cause a significant buzz, and as he enters the town of his formative years, fresh from his encounter in the wilderness, the excitement of …

Nov 1, 2024 · Thoughtful, Independent, Progressive. Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.

Jan 10, 2025 · To receive these posts by email each Monday, sign up. For more commentary on this week's readings, see the Reflections on the Lectionary page. For full-text access to all articles, subscribe to the Century. In a recent conversation with a friend, my mind began to wander toward a proverb.

Thoughtful, Independent, Progressive. Steven Schwartzberg shows how the 19th-century arguments for Native American expulsion went against the intentions of the framers of the Constitution—and how they remain with us today.

Nov 25, 2024 · Catherine Healy is an Episcopal priest in... Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.

Jan 13, 2025 · Charisse R. Tucker is minister of administration at St. Paul’s Baptist Church in... Since 1900, the Christian Century has published reporting, commentary, poetry, and essays on the role of faith in a pluralistic society.