Jason Byassee: Straining toward holiness. Together.
Jesus’ hardest commands are signs that we can’t be Christian in isolation.
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My God and your God
Jason Byassee welcomes a new class of pastors to the ministry with lessons about institutions, friendships and surprise from Samuel, Eli and Mary at the tomb.
Unemployed, underemployed and overemployed
Although she is officially unemployed, Denise Frame Harlan juggles work as a writer, teacher, tour guide, nanny, fiber artist -- and a mother. Each of her jobs brings her joy, but not much money.
Praying for our sisters, singing for our lives
A participant in a renewal program for Protestant clergy women at a Catholic retreat center shares what it means to be a “woman touched by grace.”
The wisdom of women
Ten lessons from women pastors. Sister Mary Luke Jones of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Indiana shares what she learned from spending time with women clergy. Among the lessons: The things that separate Catholics and Protestants are not really that important.
Lisa Nichols Hickman: Turning from 'why' to 'who'
A recent tragic loss offers a community the chance to turn from asking why we suffer to who we can love.
Five smooth stones
Consider the source of David’s power against Goliath, says Samuel Wells, and ask yourself: As you go forward in life, how are you going to avoid losing your soul?
Scott Benhase: God can use our passion
God can use our passions, longings, and interests to further the work of the Kingdom.
Scott Benhase: The new person is not the believer, but Jesus
Conversion of life is a constant transformation
We are in this together
Laura Truax’s faith journey has included a punishing fundamentalism, a mind-opening exposure to Zen Buddhism and a Jesuit education. Now she is the senior pastor of an evangelical congregation with a mission to embrace the world.