Advice for Epiphany: ‘Keep your eyes on the baby!’
Watching a 2-year-old reminds a loving grandmother of the way Epiphany grounds us, revealing a baby — the Christ child.
Liturgical Seasons
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Advent in western North Carolina: Waiting with deep hope
In the mountain area devastated by Hurricane Helene, waiting has become a part of life. And for many, that life also entails the hard work of hope, writes a speaker, author and musician who lives there.
Link to author David LaMotte
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David LaMotte
Songwriter, speaker, author and peace activist
Mary’s mothering included many moments of tender nurture
The flesh-and-blood humanity of Mary’s motherhood has often been lost in our celebration of Advent.
Link to author Aleta Payne
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Aleta Payne
Senior editor, Faith & Leadership
The messy hope of Christmas
The reality and context of Jesus’ birth are far more inspiring than the sanitized version that Western culture embraces, a pastor writes.
Link to author Jason D. Thompson
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Jason D. Thompson
Pastor
Advent feels as if it were made just for me
The season of longing encompasses both the joy and the pain of our very human desire for God, writes an author.
Link to author Jean Neely
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Jean Neely
Scholar and writer
A note to pastors from a visitor in your pews
Writing from her perspective as a former pastor and now frequent church visitor, an associate director for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity’s Thriving Congregations Coordination Program suggests simple, concrete ways to welcome the visiting stranger.
Link to author Sarah E. Forsyth
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Sarah E. Forsyth
Associate Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program
Finding comfort with the saints among the stars
As we mark All Saints’ Day, the births and deaths of stars, side by side, serve as a reminder of God’s bigger picture, writes a director of educational programing for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Angie Kay Hong
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Angie Kay Hong
Director of Educational Programs, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
Be vigilant and steadfast in Ordinary Time
In a long season that lacks the spectacle found elsewhere in the liturgical calendar, we can find space to focus and grow, writes the associate program director for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author James Wesley Dennis III
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James Wesley Dennis III
Executive Pastor, Watson Grove Baptist Church
The headlines reinforce Babel, but we are in Pentecost!
In the midst of overwhelming news of the world, three enduring and reassuring teachings of Pentecost should prevail.
Link to author Edgardo A. Colón-Emeric
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Edgardo A. Colón-Emeric
Dean of Duke Divinity School; Ruth and A. Morris Williams, Jr. Professor of Theology and Christian Ministry
Resurrection love: Caring for bodies this Easter
A story about a hands-on ministry to the sick reflects the love of Jesus. But even in a novel, the realities of such care are challenging, writes a spiritual director and retreat leader.
Link to author Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
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Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
Spiritual director and retreat leader
What chronic illness can teach us during Lent
For people with chronic illness, ever-present pain reminds us that the point of Lent isn’t to suffer but to transform hurt.
Link to author Amanda Martínez Beck
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Amanda Martínez Beck
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