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Growing a Relational Food Ministry - An Interview with Elizabeth Mae Magill
Pastor Elizabeth Mae Magill believes that highly effective food ministries create deep, reciprocal relationships.
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We Are All Monks Now
If we have to live like monks for awhile, we had best heed the words that open the Rule of Saint Benedict: “Listen, my child.”
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Praying in a Pandemic
While a pastor might know how to pray at a funeral, no one should be expected to have exactly the right words during a global emergency of this magnitude.
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Liminal Spaces and Letting Go
I’ve been distilled to my spiritual scaffolding, and my soul is restless for the abundance that awaits in our resurrected reality.
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When Purpose Isn’t Enough
The language of purpose will only take us so far; we need something more to embrace the sacrifices we cannot avoid at this time.
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Healing at a Distance - A Chaplain’s Reflections in the Early Days of COVID-19
Nursing homes are the frontlines of the pandemic. Read one chaplain's reflections on healing at a distance drawing on Christian and Buddhist practices.
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Shock Therapy?
Is the pandemic part of "shock therapy" to move us forward? Or, more likely, an opportunity we can use to become who God is calling us to be.
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People Need to Do the Work - An Interview with Pastor James Alberts II
In this interview, Pastor James Alberts II speaks about George Floyd's murder by police in Minneapolis and calls people to do the work of racial justice.
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Saying Yes Despite Uncertainty
Instead of being a haven of certainty for others, my family is now in a place of uncertainty.
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We Had Hoped: An Easter Faith in a Time of Lament
Rhonda Miska reflects on the Biblical account of the Road to Emmaus for those who feel grief and discouragement on the road to racial justice.
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After the Last Border - An Interview with Jessica Goudeau
"When someone needs safety, it’s the duty of Christians to offer that to everyone regardless of their political affiliation or their religious beliefs."
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A Tale of Three Vows
These times call for a commitment to each other and the common good. Louise Tischhauser reflects on this and other vows in her essay.
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Covid-19 and the Least of These
"I find it impossible to square these [Covid-19] healthcare protocols with a Christian ethic that requires care for the vulnerable."
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Called to the Common Good
In this latest contribution to our series on Christian citizenship, Bernie Evans advocates consideration of the common good as a guide for choosing candidates.
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The Voices God Hears
Voter suppression is a serious threat to our democracy. Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove gives a powerful example and biblical argument against this continuing practice.
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The Love Ethic of Jesus: A model for Christian citizenship
We must live as Jesus taught and commanded us to live. We must also vote in light of those teachings and commandments.
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The Ministry of Black Fatherhood
"Almost as much as the church, the barbershop as an institution helped shape who I’ve become. That Saturday morning I witnessed my son beginning to mold his own identity."
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Cynicism is not Wisdom
Cynicism among Christians often masquerades as discernment, which falsely suggests the cynic is wiser than others and sees what others do not.
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In the Voting Booth with Saint Paul
Expressing our citizenship, according to Saint Paul, means drawing on the rights, power, and privilege we have as citizens of the heavenly kingdom. How can we protect the rights of the vulnerable when...
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Where Have You Gone, Malcolm Gladwell? - An Open Letter
Progressives, too, may be free riders on what we disdainfully call “the establishment”—benefiting from tradition but not contributing to it, or even dismissing it.
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