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.
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Hunched over our desks, we become sedentary and isolated
What practices might help us to look away from immediate tasks to stretch into something new and creative?
Christian leaders are sometimes called to waste a little time
We shouldn’t only worry about optimizing the hours in the day. Sometimes we need to slow down and be more attentive to who we are and who and what is around us.
Claire Wimbush: Broken people walking toward wholeness
The Rev. Claire Wimbush, who was born with spastic cerebral palsy, wonders what it means to be a Christian with a disability. In this 10-minute video, she explains why the wounded body of Jesus shows us a kind of wholeness that does not depend on physical perfection.
Mel Williams: Sustaining ministry leadership for the long haul
A retired Baptist pastor whose ministry has revolved around social justice says doing grows out of being. Long-term social justice ministry cannot be sustained without a consistent spiritual practice.
Christian leadership requires 'cultivating green spaces'
In this excerpt from the book “So Much Better: How Thousands of Pastors Help Each Other Thrive,” the authors examine a Christian Reformed Church peer group that spent time outdoors in prayer and reflection.
Creativity and Christian leadership
An art and spirit retreat teaches participants to pay attention to one another and to what God places in our pathways.
Scott Benhase: Guilty leaders
Our culture resolves the universal problem of being human by avoiding guilt.
Lauren F. Winner: Most of our spiritual life is not spent in ecstasy
Church communities do a better job of talking about the beginning of people’s spiritual lives than about moments of spiritual desolation, says the Duke Divinity professor and author of a new memoir.
A Sabbath way to lead
True Sabbath rest isn’t an escape. It means pausing to delight in other people and to understand the gifts of those around you, says Norman Wirzba.