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Building resilient neighborhoods

A faith-based community development program in Pittsburgh works to heal the traumas of local residents and create sustainable change. Meanwhile, it’s coping with federal funding cuts amid growing demand for its services.

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.

By Alexandra Martinez Journalist

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Spring brings rebirth, renewal and a gift of pink tulips

A writer reflects on the past and the future as he plants flowers and vegetables in his garden.

By Andrew J. Skerritt Writer

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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.

By 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.

By Courtney Ellis Pastor, Presbyterian Church of the Master

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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.

By Samuel Rahberg Director, Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction at Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary

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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.

By Russell Lackey Pastor, Mission Lutheran Church

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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.