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** Faith and magazines sometimes change
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Have I mentioned recently that our magazine was redesigned?? Thank you to those who have sent along encouraging words about the beautiful new layout of the more substantial monthly issues. Still, change is hard—some folks already miss the way our magazine used to look.

As a former evangelical who underwent my own seismic faith shifts, I know that some changes can be very hard. Sometimes before we’re ready, we lose a belief, a cherished relationship, or an entire faith community.

Several recent articles explore navigating these difficult transitions. What happens to faith stability ([link removed]) after a friend commits suicide? Or to a woman’s relationships when she decides ([link removed]) she doesn’t want children? Sometimes in the midst of cataclysmic change, it is the ordinary that keeps us grounded ([link removed]) .

This week instead of a video, I’m thrilled to present to you my first ever article ([link removed]) for the Century. It is an interview with Sarah Bessey and Jeff Chu of Evolving Faith. Their ministry helps people navigate the doubts and questions in the wilderness of our spiritual journeys.

Email me: What has changed in your faith in the last few years?
Jon Mathieu
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** After my friend’s suicide, my theology was in shock ([link removed])
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“I was asked to share a homily at her funeral, since among our friends I’m the only pastor. But I had to acknowledge that my mind and heart were in shambles, my head clouded with sorrow, and my theology in shock. I had nothing to say.”
by Isaac S. Villegas
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** Companions in the wilderness ([link removed])
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“We value creating a hospitable space because we have been in inhospitable places. We have been in places where our questions, our doubts, or even our very identities have not been fully welcome.”
Jon Mathieu interviews Sarah Bessey and Jeff Chu
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** What does it mean to be a woman who doesn’t want children? ([link removed])
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Each chapter of Erin S. Lane’s book is devoted to a myth of maternal exceptionalism—myths that everyone with a womb has heard.
A review by Beth Waltemath
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** Living by the Word for September 4 (Ordinary 23C) ([link removed])
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There is nothing markedly sacred about the potter’s house.

by Charisse R. Tucker

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** The way to change history is to live out your story ([link removed])
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“Before the creeds, the accusations of heresy, the theses, and the systematic tomes there were always stories of people living, trying to reach for something, and finding God was there.”
by Brian Bantum


** Thoughtful, independent, progressive ([link removed])
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“At the Century, we prize reflective writing that’s clear, considerate, and intellectually rigorous. . . Convincing others of what they should believe and think is not our mission.”
by Peter W. Marty
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