At Epiphany, new ways of being
We can look to the unlikely group gathered for Christ’s nativity as a model for friendship, writes the director of the Thriving in Ministry Coordination Program at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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Our saints and their stories
At All Saints’ Day, a pastor reflects on the importance of remembering those whose lives inspire us.
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Jane Lyon
Pastor and nonprofit founder
Accompanied by a communion of ordinary saints
All Saints’ Day is a reminder of the faithful departed who made room for God, a pastor writes.
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Isaac Villegas
Pastor and writer
Aleta Payne: The wise men packed up their privilege and slipped out the back
As we mark Epiphany, let’s work to share our power rather than taking the comfortable path, writes an editor with Faith & Leadership.
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Aleta Payne
Senior associate editor, Faith & Leadership
The tradition of child bishops teaches the meaning of the Magnificat
In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a church enthrones a young chorister as “bishop” every December in a medieval practice that illustrates the upside-down spirit of Advent.
Link to author Chris Karnadi
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Chris Karnadi
Associate editor, Faith & Leadership
L. Roger Owens: Follow your stars?
After years of looking for his one true vocation, a seminary professor of Christian spirituality considers an alternative picture of vocation. What if it’s not a single star we should follow but a constellation?
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L. Roger Owens
Professor, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Rhonda Mawhood Lee: Bless all the beasts, rats included
Despite their reputation, rats -- at least the domesticated variety -- are warm, empathetic companions who challenge the lines we draw between “lovable” and “unworthy,” says an Episcopal priest. Remember them and other unpopular pets this St. Francis Day.
Link to author Rhonda Mawhood Lee
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Rhonda Mawhood Lee
Priest and author
Gretchen E. Ziegenhals: The gracefulness of hope
Even in a fearful, divided and dark world, the Magi gracefully and joyfully sought the Christ child by seeing hope in a tiny point of light, writes a managing director at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
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Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
Spiritual director and retreat leader
Rhonda Mawhood Lee: Angola prison and the communion of saints
An Episcopal priest finds in the obit pages of The Angolite -- Louisiana State Penitentiary’s award-winning magazine -- reminders that we are all members of the communion of saints.
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Rhonda Mawhood Lee
Priest and author
Rhonda Mawhood Lee: Hold one another in the Light
In the season of Epiphany, an Episcopal priest asks, Do our communities create safe spaces where members can confess the particular ways in which they are broken and fall short of Jesus Christ’s calling, ask for help and be assured that they are not alone? If not, can we really call ourselves the church?
Link to author Rhonda Mawhood Lee
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Rhonda Mawhood Lee
Priest and author
Christopher L. Heuertz: St. Lawrence and the true riches of the church
Aug. 10 is the feast day of St. Lawrence, and it’s an opportunity for Catholics and Protestants to consider the teaching of the patron saint of people who are poor, writes an author and activist.
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Christopher L. Heuertz
Founding partner, Gravity: A Center for Contemplative Activism
