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How I Learned to Stop Living in Fear and Embraced the Gun

February 22, 2021 By J. Jioni Palmer 6 Comments

Being the Black father of Black boys in America today means more than giving "the talk." The threat of gun violence from many sources brought this father to a heartbreaking decision.

What Dance in Church Could Do for Women

December 17, 2020 By Catherine Hervey 2 Comments

"My skill as a dancer began to fuse with my faith ... until the administration told us it was distracting and we needed to go behind the stage curtain."

How to Pray When You Can’t Hear Yourself Think

December 14, 2020 By Lea Schweitz 1 Comment

Perseverance. Courage. Openness. Grace. ... Arianne Lehn prays from and into the noisy spaces where it can be hard to hear the still small whispers that need most to be heard.

Faith Formed at the Margins

Trips to the Racetrack and My Great-Grandmother’s Bible

December 3, 2020 By J. Jioni Palmer 3 Comments

From the very beginning, Black Christianity developed as a revolutionary movement to liberate the mind, body, and soul.

The Practice of Memento Mori (Remember You Must Die)

November 23, 2020 By Duncan Hilton 1 Comment

Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble, a contemporary Sister of the Congregation of St. Paul, offers a 5-step practice for memento mori that can be deeply meaningful to modern seekers.

Running the Race

October 8, 2020 By Duncan Hilton Leave a Comment

As we "run the race" to win, as Paul encouraged the Corinthians, what "deliberate practice" will help shape us as Christian disciples?

Crossing Boundaries, Confronting Fears

October 6, 2020 By Lea Schweitz 2 Comments

First there is the fear, constructed by years of being told there are safe boundaries for white people. Second there is the shame of recognizing those stories are racist lies, and of realizing that invisibility is not a virtue.

The Ministry of Black Fatherhood

October 1, 2020 By J. Jioni Palmer 5 Comments

"Almost as much as the church, the barbershop as an institution helped shape who I’ve become. That Saturday morning I witnessed my son beginning to mold his own identity."

Encounter

September 24, 2020 By Catherine Hervey 2 Comments

"You are afraid to value yourself," God told me. He wondered what would happen if I did, and I told him I was afraid of going too far, that I would much rather undervalue myself just to make sure.

Receiving a Kind of Grace

July 30, 2020 By Catherine Hervey 3 Comments

Catherine Hervey writes of her encounter with a Ugandan family: "They were offering belonging, a rootedness in this new place I hadn’t imagined possible."

What Dance in Church Could Do for Women

How to Pray When You Can’t Hear Yourself Think

Faith Formed at the Margins

Trips to the Racetrack and My Great-Grandmother’s Bible

The Practice of Memento Mori (Remember You Must Die)

Running the Race

Encounter

Receiving a Kind of Grace

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