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When Home Hurts: The Bible and Family Estrangement
The tension between Hagar and Sarai was palpable. The animosity started once Hagar became aware of her pregnancy with Abraham’s child (Genesis 16:4). Abuse entered the scene, resulting in temporary estrangement. God intervened to mediate the conflict between Sarah and… Continue reading
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Does God Need Me?
A Conversation About Relationship Recently, a student said to me, “I’m having a hard time with the Trinity.” I smiled, as this is probably the most common response to this lesson. Let’s face it. The Trinity is a complex doctrine,… Continue reading
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Thinking about Religion in the 21st Century: A Review
One of the most striking things about George C. Adams, Jr.’s recent book, Thinking About Religion in the 21st Century: A New Guide for the Perplexed, is its attentiveness to the needs of potential readers. In the first pages, Adams… Continue reading
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Innovation as Faithful Witness
Why is the Church with a capital C across Catholic and Protestant reluctant to innovate? Does it resemble destabilization or a betrayal of something powerful, perceived as divine truth? Throughout history, the Church has regarded “change” as disquieting and even… Continue reading
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A Lament With, For and Through Creation
What do you do with all the grief? How do you hold your community’s grief, the world’s grief, your own body’s grief? Womanist theologian Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney explains: « In the ancient Near East there was a profession that was… Continue reading
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#ChurchToo Comes to the Anglican Communion
Such was the manner in which most cases of clerical misconduct, as well as cases of sexual abuse in secular settings, were handled during this era. This dynamic became particularly evident in cases involving adult women where they were shamed… Continue reading
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Considering the Birds in a World Filled with Economic Anxiety
Many young people in China have turned to their “inner bird” to escape hustle culture. According to the New York Times,1 some young people in China are pretending to be birds to deal with work and academic pressure, among other… Continue reading
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WIT Announces New Regular Contributors
At WIT we are happy to announce that we have six new regular contributors joining the blog! Continue reading
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Reading the Bible Down Under, ISBL Adelaide 2026
I was recently at the International Society for Biblical Literature (ISBL) conference in Uppsala, Sweden and I heard some one proclaim, “I would be happy to travel anywhere in the world except Australia. Becuase they have spiders and snakes and… Continue reading
