Church and Main
Dennis Sanders, Martha TatarnicA newsletter and podcast chronicling where faith and public affairs meet.
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A Book on Being A Not-So-Successful Pastor
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Let’s begin with a story. It was the summer of 2001. I had just graduated from Luther Seminary with my Master of Divinity degree, a year away from being ordained. I was in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on a wor...
Why Don't Bad Things Happen to Bad People? with Jared Dodson
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I’m going to use one of those 10-dollar theological terms: theodicy. Theodicy can best be described in a term I’ve heard a lot of my days: how can a good God allow evil to exist? Theodicy tries to answer...
Why the Disciples of Christ Should Start Planting Trees
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Back in 2019, Dwight Zscheile, a professor at Luther Seminary, wrote an article with a provocative title: Will the ELCA be Gone in 30 Years? Based on findings from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,...
Stubbornly Choosing Hope in a Hopeless World with Jake Doberenz
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Something that I find interesting in the times we live in: there seems to be a lot of despair in the world. People don’t seem to think things will get better. We seem fearful of anyone different from us....
Loved Before We Are Labeled
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Back in the 90s, a lot of denominations and congregations were coming to terms with the role of LGBTQ people in the church. In my own life, I was coming to terms with my own sexuality. I can remember som...
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Pastor, podcaster, writer, and all-around oddball interested in where faith and modern life intersect.
Martha's new book "Anne Boleyn: Reputation, Revolution, Religion" is published by Morehouse, May 2026. Martha is Co-Pastor of St. George’s, a thriving Anglican church and has published two other books, including "Why Gather?"
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