“Bob the Tomato wishes he could be here,” Larry explains, “but he didn’t want to miss Bad Bunny’s performance.” sojo.net/magazine/jan...

"The Testament of Ann Lee" showcases the "mad, unwavering faith" of the founder of the Shakers and the church's roots of inclusivity that we could stand to learn from today. sojo.net/articles/cul...

"The Western church is too convinced of its status—of its chosenness—and so, like Noah, it preaches to the lost but does not argue about the pending judgment." sojo.net/interactive/...

"History will pass judgment on Pedro Arrupe's ultimate place in the Jesuit Order. Still, it seems clear already that his niche will be found alongside the great ones of that remarkable group, even that of the founder himself, Ignatius of Loyola." (1991) sojo.net/magazine/dec...

"There will never be any ideas in Bezos’ bundle that would seriously challenge the future of the corporate world order." (2013) sojo.net/magazine/dec...

In light of the mass layoffs at The Washington Post, a callout to billionaires becoming "a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us." sojo.net/articles/opi...

"I think for Ann, when constructing her utopia, her removal of sexuality was a desperate attempt at autonomy," director Mona Fastvold told Sojourners in this Q&A. sojo.net/articles/cul...

"I haven’t been able to get my hands on the plans, but I have some really good, really plausible recommendations to help this event live into the biblical call to social justice." [email protected] sojo.net/magazine/jan...

"Over many years and many times of chaos, I’ve identified eight elements that contribute to a spiritually alert, faithfully rooted witness." sojo.net/magazine/jun...

"In many ways, 'The Piano Lesson' is a film about what we pass on from one generation to the next: family heirlooms, deeply embedded wounds, and — as is the case for the Charles family — deeply embedded spirituality." sojo.net/articles/cul...

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There is a strength, a power even, in understanding brokenness, because embracing our brokenness creates a need and desire for mercy, and perhaps a corresponding need to show mercy. -Bryan Stevenson sojo.net/daily-wisdom...

“Our movies are about people trying to create impossible things, impossible projects.” Not to be overlooked, for @sojo.net, I spoke with Mona Fastvold about her rapturous THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, celibacy as liberation, & the church’s deep roots of inclusivity. L*nk ⬇️

"The saltiness of tasteless salt cannot be restored, and the bad salt would get thrown out. But not in God’s economy. Here, restoration is always possible." sojo.net/magazine/jan...

"It's impossible to communicate just how degrading and exhausting these attacks are for queer people." sojo.net/articles/opi...

"We aren’t powerless against the stress and anxiety that following the news can cause. And we can practice engaging the news, rather than just passively receiving it." sojo.net/articles/new...

“The question that guides this book is: What can one learn about the development of evangelicalism by looking at CCM, one of the largest, most profitable forms of mass media produced in the twentieth century?” sojo.net/articles/opi...

"Friedan's book made women feel like they weren't alone, like they weren't going crazy, like there might be some future for them other than another night at the stove and more tranquilizers." (2011) sojo.net/magazine/may...

As we celebrate Black History Month, we also remember the history of Black migrants. sojo.net/articles/opi...

"Faith teaches us to long for a better world — call it heaven or the brightest timeline. But that longing should not pacify us." sojo.net/articles/opi...

"The metaverse seems built to circumvent parts of the physical world we want to avoid. In a simulated world, the Christian call to physical works of justice can seem distant." sojo.net/magazine/sep...

"The executive branch’s blitz on intellectual freedom and its punishment of those it labels as political enemies is not a novel strategy, but a blueprint that has often been utilized in churches, Christian organizations, and Christian colleges." sojo.net/articles/opi...

"February’s texts draw us into humble evaluation of where we are and challenge us to a depth of commitment that can’t be faked or flaunted or rushed." sojo.net/magazine/jan...

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“Everyone sees murder, and public officials call it fighting domestic terrorism. Who are they convincing?” sojo.net/articles/opi...

Violence is not completely fatal until it ceases to disturb us. -Thomas Merton, “Thoughts in Solitude” (1956) sojo.net/daily-wisdom...

“Unrestrained violence and unthinkable cruelty of federal immigration agents has been captured on video by hundreds ... Federal immigration agents’ actions have been memorialized in scores of court cases. Abuse is happening in public, not private. And there is no shame.”—Vincent Lloyd for @sojo.net

Rosa Parks became known as the mother of the civil rights movement when she strategically refused to give up her seat on a bus in her home of Montgomery. When asked why she did it all, she famously said: “My cup of endurance runneth over.” sojo.net/articles/ser...

"What is fortune? What calamity? / Time alone decides." (Dietrich Bonhoeffer, translated 1984) sojo.net/magazine/may...

"Our new normal, without intervention, is climate dysfunction. Where some might concede defeat, Saito calls us to grieve and give of ourselves." sojo.net/magazine/may...

"For years, I harbored contempt for the no-fault system — until my training as a pastor exposed me to the realities of domestic violence." sojo.net/magazine/jun...

"Let the stories be told though the heavens may fall." (2017) sojo.net/magazine/sep...

"If this country is going to be saved from its own worst instincts, it will not be by powerful people who call themselves brave—but by those who act bravely without the guarantee of protection." sojo.net/articles/opi...

Vincent Lloyd on the importance of acknowledging state violence as its visibility expands from the margins of U.S. public culture. sojo.net/articles/opi...

An invitation to consider the "the longest, most often overlooked liturgical season." sojo.net/magazine/jan...

Here are five ways to dive in and begin embodying Christ’s righteousness in your relationship to your clothes. (2019) sojo.net/articles/opi...

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in love / there are no closed doors / each threshold / an invitation / to cross –bell hooks, “in love” sojo.net/daily-wisdom...

"It is beautiful when marginalized communities see their stories, languages, bodies, and brilliance reflected in cultural spaces—like a Super Bowl halftime show." sojo.net/magazine/jan...

In light of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) potentially ending soon for over 350,000 Haitian nationals, a perspective on the U.S. failure to act as a Good Samaritan. sojo.net/articles/opi...

“The fear is turned up as high as it can go in the community,” said Marjory Wentworth, a poet and member of the faith-based coalition G92, which formed last year to support Springfield’s Haitian community. sojo.net/articles/new...

"Food is brought to a prisoner on a white plate. / A soldier rests beside a pool of water lilies. / An abyss becomes a table. / The loaf and fish re-create their famous miracle." (Marilyn Robertson, 2003) sojo.net/magazine/jan...

"While many churches emphasize the sermon or communion, what if we saw the gathering as a medley of offerings, including music, that creates a sense of unity and healing?" sojo.net/magazine/aug...

"In a world where our individual actions don’t seem to change anything, 'Groundhog Day' reminds me why helping others still matters." sojo.net/magazine/apr...

The Springfield network that has supported Haitians there is moving forward with preparations for what more than one referred to as a potential “siege” by ICE. sojo.net/articles/new...

Quotes from Henri Nouwen, Audre Lorde, and Digna Ochoa.

Fresh off a historical Album of the Year win, Bad Bunny's celebration and centering of Puerto Rico echoes the season of Epiphany's revelation of God "enfleshed, encultured, and embedded in time and place." sojo.net/magazine/jan...

A 1998 piece from Walter Brueggemann on the book of Isaiah and restoration through loss. sojo.net/magazine/nov...

"If we waited for absolutely pure motives for doing every good work, we would cease to do any good work." (2020) sojo.net/articles/all...

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