The death of a staunch observer of sabbath
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** Discovering sabbath in my mother’s hospice room
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She was a staunch observer of sabbath. It took her death for me to appreciate why.
by J. Dana Trent
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** W. A. Visser ’t Hooft’s confrontation with nationalist idolatry among Christians
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The Dutch ecumenist believed the church can—and must—challenge hateful ideologies.
by Michael Kinnamon
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** The conversation about faith and sex that The Bachelorette sparked
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And that conversation's inevitable limits
by Martha Tatarnic
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** In Ireland, a Citizens’ Assembly helped shape public policy. Could it work here?
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Cultivating a democracy that deliberates
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** Rowan Williams sees creation through the human, divine Christ
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The incarnation doesn’t require a miracle; it reveals one that’s already there.
by S. Mark Heim
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** Living by the Word for Sunday, August 18
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We preach the gospel of peace and justice. Are there divides between our words and actions?
by Hardy Kim
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** Toni Morrison writes about race, religion, and her own fiction
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Our language isn’t neutral. It has history embedded within it.
by Amy Frykholm
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** Googling my way out of a pastoral relationship
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The man turned in a visitor card. I pulled up my web browser.
by Ragan Sutterfield
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** We should celebrate the “death day” of our baptism each year
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Baptism is about dying with Christ. Why don't more churches talk about this?
by Frank G. Honeycutt
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** What if classrooms were shaped by a restorative justice sensibility?
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Creating space for a different kind of engagement
by Debra Dean Murphy
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