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‘Joyful, Anyway’
In this excerpt from her book, bestselling author and Duke Divinity School professor Kate Bowler reflects on the ways that joy is possible even when happiness is elusive.
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Kate Bowler
Associate professor, author, podcast host
‘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 pray like a psalmist
To prayerfully metabolize their experience and discern God’s presence in their lives, Christian leaders can draw on the embodied example of Psalm 31, writes a spiritual director.
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Samuel Rahberg
Director, Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction at Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary
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
Mayra Macedo-Nolan: A faith-based network’s response to a traumatic year
In Southern California, the combined crises of wildfires and a federal immigration crackdown are known as fire and ICE. The executive director of a community coalition talks about the ongoing response her group has been part of and the sustainability of such work.
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
The value of levity in the local church
Play helps us understand God and open new paths for ministry, says a pastor
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Andy Stanton-Henry
Co-director, Quaker Leadership Center at Earlham School of Religion
What the history of bread making teaches us about rest, curiosity and joy
A writer who teaches bread baking as a spiritual practice reflects on human touch, innovation and lessons from Genesis.
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Kendall Vanderslice
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Grief comes in many forms
We have the right to grieve the loss of anything connected to our hearts. Church can be a place where those losses are recognized, writes a minister and therapist.
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Peggy Haymes
Minister, therapist and writer
Who supports you in times of crisis?
Families and congregations can help sustain us through life’s difficulties, but institutions also play a crucial role, writes the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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David L. Odom
Executive director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
