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.
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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.
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Amanda Martínez Beck
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Mary Alice Birdwhistell and Tyler D. Mayfield: Exodus and the season of Lent both call us to action
In their new Lenten study, a pastor and a theologian in Louisville invite a practice of activism, one step at a time.
How to manage the Judas in all of us
All Christian leaders are vulnerable to the discontent and disillusionment that plagued Judas. There are ways to check that, especially during Lent, writes the associate program director for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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James Wesley Dennis III
Associate Program Director, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity School
Ash Wednesday invites connection for individuals and institutions
The tender and solemn act of imposing ashes touches our common life and is a reminder of God’s care for us all, a priest writes as she reflects on a special request from a prior Ash Wednesday.
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Rhonda Mawhood Lee
Priest and author
Christmas is a season for the unexpected
Partners, collaborators and allies may first show up as unannounced and unknown visitors, writes a director of grants with Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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Victoria Atkinson White
Director of Grants, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
Advent’s surprise for us
What might happen if we greeted the season with wonder and amazement?
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Emily Lund
Director of Communications, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
Allowing Advent to find us honestly
We can reframe the Advent season in order to reclaim it, writes an author and academic.
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Shannon W. Dycus
Pastor and educator
All Saints’ Day invites us to grieve well
An author and chaplain is incorporating the traditions of the annual feast day in mourning the deaths of loved ones.
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Khristi Lauren Adams
Author
Crawfish and lizards and mice, oh my! Photos from the Blessing of the Animals
It’s one of the joys of church life – the Blessing of the Animals! Readers sent in their favorite images from this annual ritual, including, yes, crawfish and lizards and a mouse. Also some very cute dogs.
Easter in Ukraine: ‘It’s pretty humbling to witness and document’
An award-winning journalist shares photos she took in Ukraine during Palm Sunday and Easter services in 2022.
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Carol Guzy
Photojournalist
