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MLK Day and the inauguration: Looking forward, looking back
The convergence and contradictions of the Martin Luther King holiday and the second inauguration of Donald Trump reflect a decidedly American pattern, writes the co-executive director of MLK50.
Link to author Adrienne Johnson Martin
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Adrienne Johnson Martin
Journalist
Going beyond just keeping the peace to becoming ambassadors of peace
In the months before the 2024 presidential election, the Purple Church Initiative helped members of hundreds of UMC churches in North Carolina talk with fellow congregants with whom they disagreed.
Beth Crissman
Kenneth H. Carter Jr.
With repentance for its past, a retreat center and hub for social justice builds a new future
Almost 40 years ago, an ecumenical group of faith leaders rallied to save a historic property in Richmond, Virginia. They have continued its prayerful tradition while creating a place for refuge and education.
Link to author Edie Gross
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Edie Gross
Journalist
What does it mean to follow Jesus in a divided America?
Our ultimate goal isn’t winning an argument or even an election but bringing healing to a suffering world, writes a journalist and author.
Link to author Bekah McNeel
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Bekah McNeel
Journalist and author
How long, O Lord? How long?
What might we hear and think and do as faith leaders as the war in the Middle East grinds on?
Link to author Peter A. Pettit
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Peter A. Pettit
Teaching pastor, St. Paul Lutheran Church
Brenda Salter McNeil: Reconciliation is about much more than making friends
For the Seattle-based theologian, living into the reality of reconciliation means contributing to a world where all of God’s creation can flourish.
What 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.
Link to author Michelle T. Sanchez
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Michelle T. Sanchez
Executive director, Revoice
Mary Alice Birdwhistell and Tyler D. Mayfield: Exodus and the season of Lent both call us to action
In their new Lenten study, a pastor and a theologian in Louisville invite a practice of activism, one step at a time.
Instead of defining progress as building bridges, consider what the work requires
Remembering the racist attacks on civil rights marchers crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge pushes us to think about what compromise looks like.
Link to author Aleta Payne
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Aleta Payne
Senior editor, Faith & Leadership
Why is it so hard to know how to pray about the Israel-Hamas war?
A pastor struggles with what to say when there are no words that match the enormity and complexity of the conflict.
Link to author Laura Stern
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Laura Stern
Senior Pastor, Apex United Methodist Church
