June 2019 Newsletter
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The Benefits of Forgetting
A Book Review
Is there anything good about forgetting? Charles Halton reviews Lewis Hyde's book A Primer for Forgetting: Getting Past the Past. →
A Parent’s Guide to Loving Your Neighbors in the (Campground) Wild
Learn to identify the four most common types of human neighbors you may have in the campground this summer – and how to best love them. →
Notice, You
By Jen Crow"Notice, You" is a new poem about home lost and found by Jen Crow, a Collegeville Institute Twin Cities Fellow from 2015-2017. →
Ain’t That America?
An Excerpt from Red State Christians
Who are the Christians that voted for Donald Trump? Angela Denker explains how Red State Christians lost confidence in the nation's Christian identity. →
Book Notes, July 2019
In our July edition of Book Notes, we highlight recently published poetry books written by authors affiliated with the Collegeville Institute. →
Featured Content
Faith & Culture
Ain’t That America?
Who are the Christians that voted for Donald Trump? Angela Denker explains how Red State Christians lost confidence in the nation's Christian identity.Poetry
Notice, You
By Jen Crow
"Notice, You" is a new poem about home lost and found by Jen Crow, a Collegeville Institute Twin Cities Fellow from 2015-2017.Resources for Congregations
Called to Life
A free 6-week program for small groups to explore God’s call in their lives.Called to Work
A free 6-week program for small groups to explore profession and vocation.Lives Explored videos
A video series with real-life stories of calling.Books
Publications from the Seminars.Resources for Faith & Writing
Edit Yourself
A good day of deleting feels like a successful day of purging your closet, cleaning your kitchen, or weeding your garden.
Please Don’t Hate Me
When editor Charnell Peters sent out her first rejections to writers, she added a desperate whisper: “Please don’t hate me!”
Finding the Needles
What is it like reading through submissions at a literary journal? Finding the proverbial needle in the haystack calls for ruthless efficiency.
An Editor’s Envy
In our new series on editing, acquisitions editor Valerie Weaver-Zercher describes the "holy jealousy" that sometimes occurs when working with writers.Subscribe
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