Our grief doesn’t stop during Advent
The shepherds’ story within the greater nativity offers wisdom for those mourning a loss during Christmas, a pastor writes.
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Creating our future is a group effort
As we head into a holiday season in this post-lockdown but not-yet-post-pandemic world, we must build new life — together, writes the senior associate editor of Faith & Leadership.
Link to author Aleta Payne
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Aleta Payne
Senior associate editor, Faith & Leadership
Luke A. Powery: The Holy Spirit can inspire us to understand one another’s humanity
The Holy Spirit is key for Christians looking to communicate across divisions, says the dean of Duke University Chapel.
Reflecting on the incarnation amid chronic pain
A writer stretched thin by illness finds comfort in the natural world during a season of darkness.
Link to author Allison Backous Troy
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Allison Backous Troy
Writer and educator
Our saints and their stories
At All Saints’ Day, a pastor reflects on the importance of remembering those whose lives inspire us.
Link to author Jane Lyon
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Jane Lyon
Pastor and nonprofit founder
Ukrainians show faith in the face of destruction
As Orthodox Christians celebrate the most holy season of Pascha, they mark belief in a life free from the reign of death.
Link to author Nicholas Sooy
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Nicholas Sooy
Director, Orthodox Peace Fellowship & In Communion
Pride and pressure: The Easter speech
A tradition rooted in Black excellence has served as a celebration of the resurrection and a training ground for generations of children.
Link to author Cynthia R. Greenlee
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Cynthia R. Greenlee
Journalist
WOOPing a meaningful Lent: Seeking joy through changing behaviors
A practice to promote well-being offers the possibility of joy despite brokenness, writes the director of the Thriving Congregations Coordination Program at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Kelly Ryan
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Kelly Ryan
Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program
This Ash Wednesday, mourning scours our hearts
The last two years have deepened our experience with grief. As we move into the season of Lent, a pastor and assistant professor asks what has been learned.
Link to author Timothy Adkins-Jones
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Timothy Adkins-Jones
Pastor and assistant professor
Turning to the waters of Christ's baptism
In the Feast of Theophany, Orthodox Christians learn to drink deeply from the water of Christ’s baptism as a means of renewal and hope.
Link to author Allison Backous Troy
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Allison Backous Troy
Writer and educator
Our bold "yes" this Advent
Rather than viewing this season as awaiting a return to the past, we can embrace it as an invitation to transformation and action, writes the director of the Thriving Congregations Coordination Program at Duke Divinity.
Link to author Kelly Ryan
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Kelly Ryan
Director, Thriving Congregations Coordination Program
