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Could “Ted Lasso” be must-see leadership TV?
A well-coached team, whether on the pitch or in the office, benefits from an inclusive culture, shared leadership and a sense of wonder, writes the executive editor of MLK50.
Link to author Adrienne Johnson Martin
By Adrienne Johnson Martin
Journalist
John Pavlovitz: Let's work to become better humans
A North Carolina pastor and author discusses his upcoming book, being people of compassion and the importance of doing the work.
Advent 2020 -- leaning into divine mystery
The right plot and cast of characters can help prepare us for a holy season of watching and waiting, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
By Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
Spiritual director and retreat leader
How poetry can help kids -- and all of us -- practice lament
Poetry from the book of Lamentations invites us to find words for our feelings and offers a form to contain that which feels uncontainable and uncontrollable, says a writer.
Link to author Amy Peterson
By Amy Peterson
Writer
Poems to pray in a pandemic
Poetry can give us words when we are struggling to find them, says a poet and activist.
Link to author Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros
By Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros
Writer
Proclaiming the liberation narrative of God through church art
A Chicago church has installed a trio of stained-glass windows to help its members reclaim their past, honor their present and look ahead to their future.
By Celeste Kennel-Shank
Journalist
Alisha Lola Jones: Assumptions made about black worship leaders have history and do harm
The ethnomusicologist identifies how the stereotype of a flamboyant choir director changes someone’s gift into something to fear.
The present-day call of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing'
A white Episcopal priest reflects on singing the “black national anthem” and wonders: What actions would begin to show our black siblings in faith that this message has truly touched our hearts?
Link to author Rhonda Mawhood Lee
By Rhonda Mawhood Lee
Canon for regional ministry
Jeffrey Bilbro: Wendell Berry exemplifies sustainable life
From the city to the suburbs, Wendell Berry can help us imagine virtuous forms of living, says the author and Spring Arbor University associate professor.
Luke A. Powery: Spirituals teach us about suffering before God
African-American spirituals have given voice to people for whom “Lent was life,” says the dean of Duke Chapel, who has written a new book called “Were You There? Lenten Reflections on the Spirituals.”
