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April 26, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Editors' Picks: new articles about finding God in the struggle

Editors' Picks: new articles about finding God in the struggle Poetry and prose about perseverance. View this email in your browser I am inspired by you (collectively). In last week's email, I asked you what you'd reflected on d…
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April 21, 2022 at 2:59 PM

Let’s transform the world together

Let’s transform the world together View this email in your browser   The Christian Century from time to time will send an email on behalf of organizations that may be of interest to our readers. These paid advertisements help fund the ministry of the …
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April 19, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Editors' Picks: new articles, plus I'd love to hear from you!

Editors' Picks: new articles, plus I'd love to hear from you! Jon processes having COVID in light of Easter. View this email in your browser I tested positive for COVID-19. After a week of cold-like symptoms (and a negative COVI…
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April 14, 2022 at 11:59 AM

Bleeding in the pulpit

Bleeding in the pulpit View this email in your browser For the latest thinking and trends in theology and the practice of ministry, thoughtful Christians turn to the pages of the Christian Century.  …
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April 13, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Share the goodness of life with those who hurt

Share the goodness of life with those who hurt View this email in your browser   The Christian Century from time to time will send an email on behalf of organizations that may be of interest to our readers. These paid advertisements help fund the mini…
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April 12, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Editors' Picks: exploring different perspectives

Editors' Picks: exploring different perspectives Plus a note from Jon and THREE Holy Week lectionary pieces. View this email in your browser “So are all your friends White?” It's a question my wife asked me when we were dating. …
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April 7, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Faith-based summer activities for families! | Families Celebrate Summer

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April 5, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Editors' Picks: articles about blood

Editors' Picks: articles about blood Plus Jon gets a little queasy while writing this email. View this email in your browser "Nothing but the blood" My grandma used to say I'd be a doctor when I grew up. As a child I didn't disp…
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March 29, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Editors' Picks: timely public theology

Editors' Picks: timely public theology Plus a note from Jon and a Hamilton lyric. View this email in your browser "Can we get back to politics, please?" That's just a line from Hamilton, but it also captures my love for public t…
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March 28, 2022 at 1:59 PM

Let's Transform the World Together

Let's Transform the World Together View this email in your browser   The Christian Century from time to time will send an email on behalf of organizations that may be of interest to our readers. These paid advertisements help fund the ministry of the …
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March 26, 2022 at 3:59 PM

Get a head start on Holy Week worship planning ⛪

Get a head start on Holy Week worship planning ⛪ Palm Sunday is April 10 Holy Week begins Sunday, April 10   Sunday's Coming Premium: Just $4.95 a month from the editors of the Christian Century   For preachers and teachers Sunday's Coming Pre…
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March 23, 2022 at 2:59 PM

Becoming an Anti-racist Church

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March 22, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Editors' Picks: free resources for spiritual searching

Editors' Picks: free resources for spiritual searching Plus a note from Jon during the middle of his move. View this email in your browser I search, you search, we all search (for ice cream?) At the time of this writing, I have …
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March 16, 2022 at 1:59 PM

Let's Do Something Big Together

Let's Do Something Big Together View this email in your browser   The Christian Century from time to time will send an email on behalf of organizations that may be of interest to our readers. These paid advertisements help fund the ministry of the Cen…
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March 15, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Editors' Picks: fascinating articles this week

Editors' Picks: fascinating articles this week Plus a note from Jon about books and reading. View this email in your browser Which books are worth reading? Our books editor, Elizabeth Palmer, writes a wonderful weekly email call…
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March 8, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Editors' Picks: stories of resilience

Editors' Picks: stories of resilience Plus a note from Jon, our community engagement editor. View this email in your browser Finding strength together. Last week, lamenting Russia's invasion of Ukraine and some other difficult h…
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March 4, 2022 at 3:59 PM

A Church Dismantled: Why is God Taking Apart the Church?

A Church Dismantled: Why is God Taking Apart the Church? View this email in your browser   The Christian Century from time to time will send an email on behalf of organizations that may be of interest to our readers. These paid advertisements help fun…
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March 1, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Editors' Picks: articles for a difficult week

Editors' Picks: articles for a difficult week Plus a note from Jon, our community engagement editor. View this email in your browser It's been a heavy week. It's hard to write a cheerful email introduction when Russia has invade…
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February 23, 2022 at 3:59 PM

Apply today | Be a Trinity Leadership Fellow and marry faith with practical skills

The Christian Century from time to time will send an email on behalf of organizations that may be of interest to our readers. These paid advertisements help fund the ministry of the Century. Trinity Church Wall Street, an Episcopal parish in New York City, invites you to apply…
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February 22, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Editors' Picks: five great new articles

Editors' Picks: five great new articles Plus a note from Jon, our community engagement editor. View this email in your browser This is a cool community of readers. Thank you so much to those of you who introduced yourselves to m…
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February 19, 2022 at 3:59 PM

New podcast from The Christian Century

New podcast from The Christian Century In Search Of, from senior editor Amy Frykholm Introducing In Search Of In Search Of is a weekly podcast that explores mind-expanding, spirit-enhancing, heart-opening moments…
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February 17, 2022 at 3:59 PM

NEW! A perfect gift for high school grads | Order now!

The Christian Century from time to time will send an email on behalf of organizations that may be of interest to our readers. These paid advertisements help fund the ministry of the Century. We Rise Higher: Poems and Prayers for Graduates, a new book by Joe Davis A perfect gift for…
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February 16, 2022 at 4:00 PM

SPECIAL INVITATION for Jesus De/Constructed: online Lenten class with Diana Butler Bass and Tripp Fuller

SPECIAL INVITATION for Jesus De/Constructed: online Lenten class with Diana Butler Bass and Tripp Fuller View this email in your browser   The Christian Century from time to time will send an email on behalf of organizations that may be of interest to…
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February 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Editors' Picks: two TV shows, a crisis in China, and more

Editors' Picks: two TV shows, a crisis in China, and more Plus an introduction from our new community engagement editor. View this email in your browser A personal introduction Hello! I'm Jon Mathieu, the new community engagement…
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February 9, 2022 at 4:59 PM

What Race Broke in the World / Equipping Your Ministry with Baker Academic

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February 8, 2022 at 4:00 PM

We need a more robust theology of holy delight

We need a more robust theology of holy delight Christianity is not only about pain and death. It’s about life and joy. View this email in your browser We need a more robust theology of holy delight In The Princes…
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February 3, 2022 at 7:29 PM

Join The Upper Room as we journey through Lent with beloved hymns.

Join The Upper Room as we journey through Lent with beloved hymns. The Christian Century from time to time will send an email on behalf of organizations that may be of interest to our readers. These paid advertisements help fund the ministry of the Century. …
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February 1, 2022 at 4:00 PM

We need a word for mothers whose children have died

We need a word for mothers whose children have died Karla F. C. Holloway offers one from Sanskrit: "vilomah." View this email in your browser We need a word for mothers whose children have died Karla F. C. Hollow…
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January 26, 2022 at 3:59 PM

Love Beyond Borders: The Interfaith Movement to End the Pandemic

Love Beyond Borders: The Interfaith Movement to End the Pandemic View this email in your browser The Christian Century from time to time will send an email on behalf of organizations that may be of interest to our readers. These paid advertisements help f…
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January 25, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Is there an antidote to White grievance?

Is there an antidote to White grievance? It’s hard to imagine this fear-driven resentment responding to outside counsel. View this email in your browser Is there an antidote to White grievance? It’s hard to imagi…
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January 21, 2022 at 3:59 PM

Trinity Leadership Fellows: a free program for community leaders and the newly-ordained

The Christian Century from time to time will send an email on behalf of organizations that may be of interest to our readers. These paid advertisements help fund the ministry of the Century.   The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, discusses the T…
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January 18, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Seattle’s Interfaith Community Sanctuary includes Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus

Seattle’s Interfaith Community Sanctuary includes Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus An interview with Jamal Rahman. View this email in your browser Seattle’s Interfaith Community Sanctuary includes…
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January 11, 2022 at 4:00 PM

A worship practice Zoom can’t replicate

A worship practice Zoom can’t replicate Silence, in the Christian tradition, is a shared discipline as much as an individual one. View this email in your browser A worship practice Zoom can’t replicate Silence, i…
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January 4, 2022 at 4:00 PM

St. Dymphna and her legacy of care

St. Dymphna and her legacy of care How the patron saint of mental illness shows up today View this email in your browser St. Dymphna and her legacy of care How the patron saint of mental illness has shown up in m…
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December 30, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Tired of vax talk?

Tired of vax talk? View this email in your browser TIRED OF VAX TALK?   It should come as no surprise that the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year is vax. But since we've all been consumed in 2021 with va…
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December 28, 2021 at 4:00 PM

The story in Exodus about reparations for slavery

The story in Exodus about reparations for slavery Should White Americans follow the Egyptians' lead? View this email in your browser The book of Exodus includes a story about reparations for slavery White America…
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December 21, 2021 at 4:00 PM

The ultra rich and their total depravity

The ultra rich and their total depravity The White Lotus is part of a growing subgenre that probes extreme wealth as moral deformity. View this email in your browser The ultrarich and their total depravity The White Lotus is pa…
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December 15, 2021 at 4:00 PM

The Advance -- A Gift Which Changes the World

The Advance -- A Gift Which Changes the World View this email in your browser The Christian Century partners with advertisers to bring you information that may be of interest. Our advertisers help support our publishing mission. Sincerely, The Ch…
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December 14, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Maybe it’s time to let go of Thomas Merton

Maybe it’s time to let go of Thomas Merton Paying attention to those who are prophetically controversial today View this email in your browser Maybe it’s time for me to let go of Thomas Merton Who do I pay attention to who may …
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December 10, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Get a Sojourners magazine for free!

Get a Sojourners magazine for free! View this email in your browser   The Christian Century partners with advertisers to bring you information that may be of interest. Our advertisers help support our publishing mission. Sincerely, The Christian Centu…
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December 8, 2021 at 1:59 PM

Looking for more progressive Catholic news?

Looking for more progressive Catholic news? A special offer from the National Catholic Reporter View this email in your browser The Christian Century partners with advertisers to bring you information that may be of interest. Our advertisers help suppor…
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December 7, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Tis the season for royal Christmas movies

Tis the season for royal Christmas movies What exactly is it about the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ that says “tiara romance” View this email in your browser Tis the season for royal Christmas movies What exactly i…
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December 2, 2021 at 2:59 PM

Are you a mentor to high school students?

Are you a mentor to high school students? The Christian Century partners with advertisers to bring you information that may be of interest. Our advertisers help support our publishing mission. Sincerely, The Christian Century Don’t do this work alone. …
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November 30, 2021 at 4:00 PM

The Rittenhouse verdict and the twisting of natural law

The Rittenhouse verdict and the twisting of natural law If a protest for equal rights is a threatening provocation, then answering that threat with violence is merely self-defense. View this email in your browser The Rittenhous…
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November 24, 2021 at 1:59 PM

The independent magazine for Presbyterians

The independent magazine for Presbyterians A special offer from Presbyterian Outlook View this email in your browser The Christian Century partners with advertisers to bring you information that may be of interest. Our advertisers help support our publi…
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November 23, 2021 at 4:00 PM

The human moments of pastoral care

The human moments of pastoral care There’s something uniquely precious about being physically present with people. View this email in your browser The human moments of pastoral care There’s something uniquely precious about bei…
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November 19, 2021 at 2:59 PM

A match to light a fire

A match to light a fire View this email in your browser   Dear friend, A second grader in my congregation has a flair for style. Who knows if it’s good style, her style, or both? She just delights in combining a wild assortme…
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November 17, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Your gratitude can transform lives

Your gratitude can transform lives View this email in your browser The Christian Century partners with advertisers to bring you information that may be of interest. Our advertisers help support our publishing mission. Sincerely, The Christian Cen…
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November 16, 2021 at 4:00 PM

The five spiritual senses

The five spiritual senses Lessons from Maximus the Confessor and a rescue dog View this email in your browser The five spiritual senses Lessons from Maximus the Confessor and my dog by Amy Frykholm Understandi…
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November 11, 2021 at 4:00 PM

New Fall Ministry Resources from Alban Books

The Christian Century partners with advertisers to bring you information that may be of interest. Our advertisers help support our publishing mission. Sincerely, The Christian Century NEW FROM ALBAN A Guide on Engaging…