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Tea is about holding on to something, with both hands if you have to, the writer says. That’s why she serves it to her visitor, so there’s less trauma in the telling.
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Caring for her 87-year-old mother has helped deepen the faith of an Episcopal laywoman.
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On the verge of burnout, a hyperbusy ‘Martha’ goes on a retreat, hoping to channel her inner ‘Mary’ -- but finds it hard to let go of her Martha-like ways.
The author of “Healing Spiritual Wounds” talks about how the church was a source of both wounding and healing.
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These two practices help us connect to the Holy One, the source of love, compassion and justice, writes a retired Baptist pastor.
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Nineteenth-century scientists and artists were preoccupied with noticing things. Could contemporary Christians adapt this practice to the working world?
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Being “called to the side of another” is a difficult venture, but one that is a mandate from God, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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Part of effective Christian leadership is learning when to reach beyond and when to accept our own limitations. A spiritual director offers some thoughts and advice on how to do that.
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More than just another personality test, the Enneagram is a sacred map of the soul, writes a Christian activist and contemplative.
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An Episcopal priest spent all night walking through Manhattan in a fundraiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Along the way, she picked up some lessons for congregations about hospitality, fellowship, faith and stewardship.