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TagsWhat we can learn from the contemplative heart of the Civil Rights Movement
Howard Thurman and other civil rights leaders modeled how contemplation fuels action and action fuels contemplation.
Resurrection love: Caring for bodies this Easter
A story about a hands-on ministry to the sick reflects the love of Jesus. But even in a novel, the realities of such care are challenging, writes a spiritual director and retreat leader.
What chronic illness can teach us during Lent
For people with chronic illness, ever-present pain reminds us that the point of Lent isn’t to suffer but to transform hurt.
How to manage the Judas in all of us
All Christian leaders are vulnerable to the discontent and disillusionment that plagued Judas. There are ways to check that, especially during Lent, writes the associate program director 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.
Rajiv Shah: How to solve big problems with big bets
Incremental change isn’t enough to address the world’s problems. Instead, we must work to actually solve them, says the president of the Rockefeller Foundation.
Holding joy and sorrow together
At a time when the world seems laden with sorrow, a writer who lives with depression finds that joy is still possible — and is a kind of resurrection.
‘Have a Beautiful, Terrible Day!’
In her upcoming book, theologian and author Kate Bowler offers meditations and reflections for a range of days – good, bad and the many in the middle.
The well of joy
We cannot deny the world’s suffering, but building up our sources of joy can help sustain us in work for justice, writes a clinical psychologist.
How to identify and counter dangerous speech
The Israel-Hamas war has spawned hateful, violent and even genocidal comments, both in person and online. An expert offers suggestions for Christian leaders to recognize and undermine it.