Advent’s surprise for us
What might happen if we greeted the season with wonder and amazement?
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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.
Link to author Mónica Tornoé
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Mónica Tornoé
Director of Latino/a programs for Education Beyond the Walls, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
‘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.
Link to author Zack Harold
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Zack Harold
Journalist
A musical about Frederick Douglass explores the prophetic
“American Prophet” connects spirituality and the arts at a profound moment in history.
Link to author Stephanie Hunt
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Stephanie Hunt
Journalist
Honoring those who speak truth to power
Robert Shetterly creates portraits of people committed to telling the truth, and his work inspires conversation and discussion about Americans’ ethics, faith and social responsibility.
Link to author Leslie Quander Wooldridge
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Leslie Quander Wooldridge
Journalist
Jo Nygard Owens: Sharing our creativity draws others to God
A pastor turned graphic designer and entrepreneur discusses her call, her creative process and some of what she’s learned about church communications.
The brain, the heart and the soul: How three Catholic churches are merging to create a new type of parish
Three congregations have avoided some of the disruption of a reorganization in Chicago by leaning into their individual identities while forming a new whole.
Link to author Claire Zulkey
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Claire Zulkey
Journalist
Why I take bird photos: Wildlife photography offers a respite from the stresses of academic life
Stalking the wild birds near his home on the Canadian coast provides a chance to focus and be still, writes the president of Vancouver School of Theology.
Link to author Richard Topping
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Richard Topping
President, Vancouver School of Theology
Shane McCrae: Poetry communicates another way of being in the world
Poetry and belief in God helped a writer engage with the world and move beyond his horrific upbringing.
‘Napkin Theology: Small Drawings About Big Ideas’
In this excerpt from their new book, two North Carolina writers describe how God’s love is manifest in creation.
Emily Lund
Tyler Hansen
Richard Lischer: What’s the secret to spiritual memoir? Honesty.
A true story about the life of faith includes the messiness, failures and griefs of human experience. It also offers hope, says the professor emeritus and author of a new book about spiritual memoir.
