Tuesday’s News & Ideas - 2/10/2026

Multnomah gave up its campus in a failed takeover. Alums want it back.
Religion News Service: The partnership between Multnomah University and Jessup University was seen as a model for saving struggling schools. Now it’s become a cautionary tale.

These Utah church leaders have made it their mission to feed the hungry by passing the plate — filled with food*
The Salt Lake Tribune: Feeling called to a ministry of meals, a couple delivers grub and the gospel to homeless, elderly and impoverished individuals.

Inventing the American Moses
ARC: From Revolutionary sermons to a pre-Passover matzah promotion, Americans — and American Jews — cast Washington as a modern Moses, turning the nation’s founding into a biblical story of deliverance.

I drove hours to see the monks walking for peace. Five minutes with them was the gift of a lifetime
The Guardian: Monks are traveling on their 2,300-mile pilgrimage across America — their message of loving-kindness had me in tears.

New archbishop of Canterbury vows to build trust in how church tackles abuse
The Guardian: Sarah Mullally says the Church of England has “fallen tragically short” after predecessor resigned over significant failings.

The Spark

Letter from Minnesota: Life inside an economic blockade
Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl writes on the brutal impact of ICE on Twin City businesses for Literary Hub.

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