Why I Say Allahu Akbar
This evening, as I left an Amman café after sharing a croissant with an old friend, I was greeted simultaneously by the echoes of the…
read moreSyria: Gone From the Headlines, Still on Our Minds
The headlines at the top of the NYTimes.com website today were all about Washington. I noticed one story buried on the page about Syria, and…
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Holy Ghost Burger
Who doesn’t like a good burger? Well — that depends on who you ask and in this case, what the toppings are. A Chicago restaurant…
read moreA Facebooked Faith
I don’t usually share memes. I have nothing against memes. I just don’t want to be that person: the one who shares nearly every meme;…
read moreRemembering Immigrants on Labor Day
Earlier this summer, immigration agents raided the weekly Bible study that Omar, a New Orleans day laborer, and his family regularly attended. Along with four…
read moreVoices for Life
One day in my all-girls high school religion class, the conversation turned, as it often did, to abortion. Someone ventured that to carry an unwanted…
read moreFeeding the Royal Baby Frenzy
There’s just not that much good news in the world today. It seems that every time you turn on the TV or listen to the…
read moreShorts and Swimsuits Are Seasonal… Hunger Is Not
When are you most aware of people in need? Is it during Thanksgiving, when you are giving thanks for what you have, and being reminded…
read moreWelcome Anxiety
I don’t know about you, but just writing the word “anxiety” makes me anxious. It’s sort of like a virus. You see someone sneezing, try…
read moreResurrecting My Tendency Toward Death into New Life
The Christian narrative is, to borrow the cliché, a matter of life and death. I do not mean this in a Bible-thumping, accept-Jesus’-death-to-save-your-soul-and-find-life sense. Rather,…
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