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Essays

Thoughtful personal reflections from a variety of perspectives about issues relevant to Christian leaders

Gannon Sims: A challenge to the new Calvinists

By Gannon Sims Director, ministry formation and Virginia regional coordinator, Fresh Expressions US.

The threshold to the Calvinist house is not total depravity. It’s God’s grace.

Christopher L. Heuertz: A life less Tweeted

By Christopher L. Heuertz Founding partner, Gravity: A Center for Contemplative Activism

The answer to hipster and hustler culture is a novel so undramatic I couldn’t put it down.

Jason Byassee: Saint Lebowski

By Jason Byassee Senior minister, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto

The Dude is an appropriate icon for those of us tempted to achieve our way to greatness.

Lillian Daniel: Pastors writing badly

By Lillian Daniel Senior minister, First Congregational Church, Dubuque, Iowa

I don’t aspire to write like Paul in every newsletter, but I am humbled that 2,000 years later, we know him by his letters.

The power of yes and no

On the fourth Sunday of Advent, the story of Mary and Joseph shows the importance of saying yes to God. The right yes is necessary if God is to partner with us in the economy of salvation, says William H. Lamar IV.