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A Lutheran Church Tried to Grow Their Own Communion Bread
Most communion bread is made in a factory. How did the process lose the human touch?
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Heat Study: Chicago Temperatures Vary As Much As 22 Degrees Between Neighborhoods
The heat mapping study, dubbed Heat Watch Chicago, showed that neighborhoods on the city’s South Side were the hottest and residents there were the most vulnerable to extreme weather.
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After Decades of Waiting, West Chicago’s Final Radiation Cleanup Begins
While newer residents unearth decades of contamination, some neighbors look forward to a planned public park at the former thorium factory.
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Are West Chicago’s Radiation Worries Over?
West Chicago is cleaning up the last of its nuclear contamination. Residents exposed to radiation say ‘It’s not over.’
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A Bible written from an Indigenous perspective could reframe Christians’ connection to the earth
The First Nations Version of the New Testament places humans within, rather than above, the natural world.
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Black Christian Homeschoolers Are Redefining the Movement
Faithful moms are adapting and developing new curricula as more families of color opt to educate at home.
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The Growing Fight Over a Trash Station in West Chicago
Lack of transparency and concerns over environmental racism are fueling backlash to a waste transfer station in majority Latino West Chicago.
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For Churchgoing Families, More Kids Aren’t a Burden
Is there a tradeoff between family size and child well being? I explore the social science and theology behind this question.
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Christians Invented Health Insurance. Can They Make Something Better?
How to heal a medical system that abandons the vulnerable.
