Exploring Identity and (Dis)belonging through the Personal Essay
On June 2-11, a group of women writers gathered for a workshop titled Exploring Identity and (Dis)belonging through the Personal Essay led by Enuma Okoro.
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Welcomed as Christ
How Benedictine Spirituality Rescued My Faith
Do faith and justice go hand-in-hand? Nicholas Tangen writes how the Rule of St. Benedict helped him reconcile his theological and vocational communities. →
Repentance
"In forest floors, spring lightning sparks fires. Out of ashes, shoots of new green life." →
The Church of the Air
An Excerpt from God Land
By Lyz LenzWhere do women go when they are silenced by the church? In this book excerpt, Lyz Lenz writes about online community found in the "church of the air." →
March of the Ladybugs
"One at a time, they’re good luck charms, / quaint as a cartoon greeting-card, / neat dome like a candy button." →
A Green Pentecost: On Pastoring with Alzheimer’s
Pastor Cynthia Huling Hummel recounts a disaterous Pentecost Sunday and what it taught her about being used by God during uncertain times. →
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The Church of the Air
By Lyz Lenz
Where do women go when they are silenced by the church? In this book excerpt, Lyz Lenz writes about online community found in the "church of the air."Poetry
Repentance
"In forest floors, spring lightning sparks fires. Out of ashes, shoots of new green life."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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