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When songs become sermons — a different way of preaching
No longer able to sustain a choral program and facing clergy overload, members of a Maryland congregation now tell the old, old story by leaning into music, their pastor writes.

Making something with your hands can be a kind of Sabbath
Creating a tangible handmade item like a knitted sweater, a carved spoon or a hand-dyed apron provides comfort and healing, writes a minister and handwork educator.

A Sanctified Art creates worship materials that affirm diversity and expand imagination
A woman-led ministry of theologically trained creatives is offering faith communities around the world a new vision for telling ancient stories.

Luis Cortés: Esperanza builds an ‘opportunity community’ for Latinos in Philadelphia
Institution building is key to developing a new generation of leaders, says the founder and CEO of one of the nation’s largest Hispanic-serving faith-based nonprofits.
From Chicago basement to international stage, the power of collaboration fueled a Latino-led nonprofit working with youth
In its early days, a startup nonprofit working to make the Bible more accessible to young people in urban areas found a crucial community partner. The result of their collaboration is a lesson for us all, writes a director of programs and grants for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

Why I knit in church
Engaging with natural materials and making things with our own hands can help us be more fully incarnate, writes a pastor and knitter.

Brian Ide: Unselfish love could bridge what divides us
In a new documentary, conversations about love that extends beyond sentimentality point the way toward connection.
Advent’s surprise for us
What might happen if we greeted the season with wonder and amazement?

Events and books help undocumented immigrants tell their stories
A Texas seminary shares the stories of immigrants as a way of breaking down barriers and building better lives for immigrants in the U.S.

‘King Coal’ reminds us of power’s perils
A West Virginia-based journalist sees parallels in a new film between the role that the coal industry has played in Appalachia and biblical warnings about rulers.
