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Lessons from my mother’s hospital bedside
A writer considers what it means to walk beside a loved one near the end of life.
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Shannon Hopkins
Co-founder & lead cultivator, RootedGood
When summer doesn’t feel like a season of ease
We typically anticipate relaxation and a slower pace in the summer, but that is hard to imagine this year. So it is even more important to prioritize rest and play, writes a psychologist who specializes in faith and mental health.
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Jessica Young Brown
Licensed clinical psychologist
Abundance at the margins: How faith and food justice converge for farmworkers
A ministry in southwest Florida grows and gives away food to the people who harvest the nation’s crops but have little access to fresh food themselves.
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Alexandra Martinez
Journalist
‘Weathering Change: Seeking Peace Amid Life’s Tough Transitions’
Adapting to difficult change is like birds’ molting — messy, undignified, vulnerable, yet necessary — writes author Courtney Ellis in this excerpt from her book.
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Courtney Ellis
Pastor, Presbyterian Church of the Master
How to recognize when a pastor and a congregation are misaligned
When the fit isn’t right, sometimes leaving is the next faithful step, writes a pastor. He offers four tips for finding alignment between pastor and congregation.
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Russell Lackey
Pastor, Mission Lutheran Church
This year, Lent feels overwhelming
Exhausted by living with disability, a writer reflects on the watching and waiting that are part of the Lenten season — and her daily life.
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Allison Backous Troy
Writer and educator
On Christmas Eve, Christ House marks four decades of providing healthcare for unhoused men
A Washington, D.C., nonprofit celebrates the 40th anniversary of its ministry of medical support, community building and leadership in the field.
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Edie Gross
Journalist
Federal agents tear-gassed my block
A Chicago resident and her neighbors respond to federal agents, drawing upon the city’s organizing tradition in a time when people feel under threat.
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Celeste Kennel-Shank
Journalist
A church and health center collaborate to provide care for people with substance use disorder
The trust built by a church in Galveston, Texas, is translating into better access to treatment at a free clinic staffed by health care providers and housed in former Sunday school classrooms.
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Lindsay Peyton
Journalist
What do the roads look like in the kingdom of God? Why urban planning is a theological issue
Urban spaces are designed for cars, not people. But this focus deprives our citizens, especially the most vulnerable, of freedom and safety, writes a Nashville pastor who serves on a transportation advisory group.
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Robin L. Owen
Pastor, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
