Making room in the UMC for the Spirit’s work
The denomination’s new regionalization plan is a marked break from its colonial hangover.
Books
The Pharisees didn’t kill Jesus
A pastor’s disappointments
The uniquely American story of Crownsville Hospital
Anthony Hecht’s poetic vision
In This Issue
May 26, Trinity B (John 3:1–17)
May 19, Pentecost (Acts 2:1–21)
Anthony Hecht’s poetic vision
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The Pharisees didn’t kill Jesus
Making room in the UMC for the Spirit’s work
May 26, Trinity B (John 3:1–17)
Voices
Isaac S. Villegas
Speaking in two tongues
Growing up bilingual primed me to see the gifts offered at Babel and Pentecost.
Julian DeShazier
Religiously fluid
Like a lot of Christian millennials, I don’t need Christianity to be everything for me.
Melissa Florer-Bixler
My son the PK said no to baptism
For now, anyway. After our discernment together, I consider this a success.
Jonathan Tran
One person’s self-made hell
Recently I attended the trial of a woman accused of killing a college student in a hit and run.
Alejandra Oliva
Movement of the soul
Justin Peck’s choreography takes the language of ballet and turns it into something more.
Samuel Wells
How might God bless a divided America?
On a recent trip to the US, I went to church—and found myself pondering three liturgical moments.