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Christopher L. Heuertz: What I've learned from the Enneagram
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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Rhonda Mawhood Lee: Tips for congregations from an overnight walk in Manhattan
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.
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Kristen E. Vincent: How the Protestant church is reclaiming an ancient prayer practice, bead by bead
Although most people likely think of praying with beads as a Catholic practice, it is catching on with Protestants, who use the beads as a tangible reminder of God’s presence.
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Monica A. Coleman: 'Bipolar Faith: A Black Woman's Journey with Depression and Faith'
The author and theologian talks about her new book, “Bipolar Faith,” and what it means to live with mental illness while growing, moving and standing in faith.
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Melissa Florer-Bixler: The grace in grief
A pastor wonders whether the tending that happens in death and burial offers a new vision for church -- a space for the reception of those who are in moments of profound need, no strings attached.
Finding time for solitude with God is a cornerstone to a healthier year in ministry.
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Samuel Rahberg: How to foster a healthier year in ministry
Two strategies -- seeking solitude with God and companionship in stewarding one’s vision -- will help good intentions become realities in the new year, writes a spiritual director.
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Andrea Palpant Dilley: Slacking off and the call to Sabbath
For overstressed, overworked Christians trying to save the world, watching TV and other squandered moments are not a sign of laziness or complacency but a fitting response to the call to Sabbath.
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Gretchen Ziegenhals: Seeking sanctuary through New Year's resolutions
Taking on a spiritual discipline, such as carving out Sabbath time, might strengthen and renew your leadership. And it might be a resolution you can actually keep.
Ross Kane: We need training in transcendence
Science and the modern world can strip the mystery out of our lives. But we can adopt practices -- even using iPhones -- that nurture our sense of transcendence and train our spirits to hear and know God, says an Episcopal priest.
Learning to walk in the dark
Barbara Brown Taylor’s book on darkness invites us to lean into the spaces without light, to sit and be quiet, to experience the presence of God.