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We need healing from the disfiguring moral leprosy of "better than." My political viewpoint is right. My faith is true. My country is best. The illness that plagues us... Watch Now

But we also largely ignored another massive story that has been growing significantly over the last months, but that has actually been with us for years. The world refugee... Watch Now

Was it Jesus who said, “No greater love has anyone than this, to sit through a school board meeting?” No, actually that was me. I whispered it to my wife as we sat together for... Watch Now

In light of the tragic events in Orlando,several of our ON Scripture writers took a few moments to reflect on these tragic events. To continue the conversation, join us on... Watch Now

If we were to go by the titles of books about leadership, we might be tempted to imagine that good leadership is a matter of following the right set of instructions. And this... Watch Now

God’s call of Elijah was an invitation to a beautiful divine/human partnership of faithfulness and faithful service. It was based on a three-point contract: HO-GO-LO. ... Watch Now

This text is one of the loveliest and most important biblical texts that respond to the question: “What is the world like? How does it work?” The text is framed as a... Watch Now

Just a couple of weeks ago, many people were tossed unexpectedly into a spiral of shock and loss. People all over the world found themselves grieving at the same moment as news... Watch Now

A recent study published by the Pew Research Center offers some interesting data about economic inequality in the United States. In 1982, the top 1% families took in... Watch Now

The presidential race has invited all kinds of rash predictions. “If that candidate gets elected, it will be a disaster.” “If that candidate is president, I will move to Canada.... Watch Now

Too often in the biblical witness, violence against women and girls focuses disproportionate energy on the feelings and actions of men. King David is furious. Absalom feels... Watch Now

All you have to do is turn on the news to hear desperation, fear, anger, and hatred. We find it in our politics and in our public discourse. We find it in our churches and in... Watch Now

In light of the terrorist attacks on March 22nd in Brussels, Belgium, several of our ON Scripture writers took a few moments to reflect on these tragic events. To continue... Watch Now

In this season of Lent, this text of summons may be a sobering one for us. In this election season amid shrill or buoyant rhetoric, we may not notice that there real choices to... Watch Now

Life’s difficulties can come in many forms: illness, loss, prejudice, pain . . . and assembling furniture from Ikea. Anyone who has attempted to put together anything ...; Watch Now

Aside from midnight church services, family reunions and Ryan Seacrest parties, a significant number of people celebrated New Year's Day from the less festive setting of one of... Watch Now

You’ll always find what you’re looking for. Unless, of course, you’re Mary and Joseph, looking for your preteen son on your road trip home from the Passover festival in... Watch Now

National Geographic magazine recently named Mary, the mother of Jesus, “the most powerful woman in the world” as an appraisal of her ongoing influence and popularity. But do... Watch Now

In the Gospel reading for this week in Luke 3:7-18, he is in the wilderness excoriating the crowds who came seeking baptism and repentance and deliverance. “Who warned you…... Watch Now

A New York Times/CBS poll found that American's current fear of terrorism is as high as immediately after 9/11/. Political Rhetoric, accusations, promises to crush, punish and... Watch Now