The Christian Century - Thoughtful, Independent, Progressive https://www.christiancentury.org/ The latest articles from the Christian Century en November 15 Ordinary 33A Matthew 25 14 30 https://www.christiancentury.org/lectionary/november-15-ordinary-33a-matthew-25-14-30 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:01:00 CST Leigh Benish https://www.christiancentury.org/45641 An interfaith pioneer https://www.christiancentury.org/features/interfaith-pioneer Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:01:00 CST Robert Cathey https://www.christiancentury.org/45692 UMC bishop removes ministers from Highland Park church says they will stay https://www.christiancentury.org/news/umc-bishop-removes-ministers-highland-park-church-says-they-will-stay The bishop overseeing Dallas’s Highland Park United Methodist Church removed the current and former senior ministers of the congregation on October 29 and provided a new pastor to lead worship at a different location, in yet another escalation in the fight between the denomination and the church. Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 CST Yonat Shimron https://www.christiancentury.org/45769 Catholics and nones played key role in Democrats historic victory exit polls show https://www.christiancentury.org/news/catholics-and-nones-played-key-role-democrats-historic-victory-exit-polls-show In the Democrats’ historic midterm victory, Catholics and the religiously unaffiliated were key players as Republicans lost ground among most major religious groups, according to exit polls from both NBC News and CNN. Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 CST Kathryn Post, Bob Smietana https://www.christiancentury.org/45768 A majority of Michigan Jews voted for El Sayed polling suggests but divisions remain https://www.christiancentury.org/news/majority-michigan-jews-voted-el-sayed-polling-suggests-divisions-remain-0 For some Jews in Michigan, the election of Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim with sharply critical views toward Israel, as their US senator represented a stark new reality. For others, the victory of El-Sayed—who won Michigan by 7 points over his challenger, Republican Mike Rogers, according to unofficial election results—came with a sense of pride. “I feel really proud and deeply moved,” said Elissa Driker, a psychotherapist from Huntington Woods, a suburb of Detroit. Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:27:14 CST Yonat Shimron https://www.christiancentury.org/45767 Enough oil for whom Matthew 25 1 13 https://www.christiancentury.org/sunday-s-coming/ordinary-32a-benish To receive these posts by email each Monday, sign up. For more commentary on this week's readings, see the Reflections on the Lectionary page. For full-text access to all articles, subscribe to the Century. Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:00:00 CST Leigh Benish https://www.christiancentury.org/45749 Birds blood and scripture s silenced women https://www.christiancentury.org/books/birds-blood-and-scripture-s-silenced-women RW-REPLACE-TOKEN Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:01:00 CST Trish Zimmerman https://www.christiancentury.org/45640 The Leonard Cohen 10k challenge https://www.christiancentury.org/voices/leonard-cohen-10k-challenge Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:01:00 CST Benjamin J. Dueholm https://www.christiancentury.org/45638 Before After https://www.christiancentury.org/poetry/after Before the first snow, sky quiet, waiting,a sudden conspiracy of ravens descend tosettle on a nearby oak, their hoarse criesshredding silence, prophetic sentinels whoknow what lies ahead after the diagnosiswe received today of memory ebbing liketide though, unlike tide, never to return assnow begins, slow feathered drifting, muteweightless shroud soon to cover still-green Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:01:00 CST Sarah Rossiter https://www.christiancentury.org/45639 Waking up in a no longer red state https://www.christiancentury.org/features/waking-no-longer-red-state Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:35:05 CST Benjamin J. Dueholm https://www.christiancentury.org/45764