Churches in two small Kansas towns wondered what was missing. Now, a library, an after-school program and a daycare center are making their communities stronger. — Catherine Neelly Burton
We are called to open our eyes to Palestinian suffering, global injustice, and Christ’s call to see with love, writes Hunter Farrell.
We are preaching an era when the Gospel of Jesus Christ is radically counter to society. This is not a bad thing, writes Thomas Long.
Churches that focus on mission more than maintenance, on abundance more than scarcity, can find new ways to thrive, writes Mark DeVries.
Focusing on the creation of New Worshiping Communities turns our eyes toward new life for the denomination. — David Bonnema
If Christianity is to survive, it must be willing to let some things die, writes Tamice Spencer-Helms.
Language lessons spark a friendship rooted in faith. Don Griggs and his friend José read the Bible, share traditions, grieve, celebrate — and witness God’s grace.
We are called to serve as death doulas to the institution and midwives to the church, writes Jess Cook.
Hospitality is about walking with people and inviting them in, not just pointing them in the right direction, write James McMinn and Gina Vance.
Men long for emotional and community connection, research shows. Catherine Knott asks, can congregations help them find it?
To combat the epidemic of loneliness, we must shift from transactional engagement to intentional community-building, writes Kat Robinson.
Strength means leaning in, even when you're uncertain of the outcome and real consequences are on the line, writes Alejandra Oliva.
Wade Burns holds a vault of personal insights gleaned from a lifetime of friendship with Civil Rights icons.
Timothy Reardon considers Revelation as a resource for active witness to justice, life and the nonviolent resistance of the Lamb.
Nonviolent resistance requires more courage and strength than violence, writes Teri McDowell Ott.
What if God actually meant, “thou shalt not kill?” — Laurie Lyter Bright
Up a set of broken steps and behind a door needing paint, Mary Austin encounters a guru of joy.
Joy is an intentional disruption, writes Lakisha R. Lockhart-Rusch, an act of resistance and a spiritual practice to be open to the good.
What happens when we explore the possibilities of what can be? (Hint: it's joyful.) — Cliff Haddox
Joy is not the result of turning a blind eye to the brokenness of ourselves and our world; instead, joy is confidence in the power of love. — Tom Are Jr.
To address the world's most entrenched problems, we need people who yearn to know more about our world and the creatures with whom we share it. — James Calvin Davis
Samwise Gamgee, a hobbit who is happy with his garden, still feels the spark of something beyond within him. — Whitney Wilkinson Arreche
We have always had prophets who have used their creative witness to leave this world better than they found it. — Winterbourne Harrison-Jones
What if Eve's story gives us permission to tap into our own curiosity? — Kerra Becker English
Keatan King and Omar Rouchon hope secular sites of racial justice work can become the grounds where future church leaders find their lives' work.
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