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February 2017

February 24, 2017

Cleaning and Cultural Prejudice: A Reflection on Good Practices and Toxic Theology #AshWednesday

By Stephen Milliken Cleaning. Everybody at some point in their lives has to clean up...

February 16, 2017

Is the utopian workplace just a ploy to keep us all at work?

Today's long read is from Aeon, and asks a provocative question about whether "tech campuses"...

February 05, 2017

Refugee ministry: Can any church do this?

Not every congregation can do ministry with refugees. But every church can show up in...

November 2016

November 22, 2016

Gratitude: An Elixir for a Time of Sadness

By Timothy Askew; reprinted from Inc. with the kind permission of Timothy Askew. Willie Nelson once...

November 17, 2016

There’s work to do; or, An open letter to my children

Some may shake their heads in disapproval or approval of the election results, but the...

November 14, 2016

Why the #election is a faith and work crisis

I've told the story before how a chance phone call from Chris Armstrong in late...

November 12, 2016

Post #Election: A Time to Listen

By David Spickard After hearing the news this Wednesday morning, I knew we had to...

November 11, 2016

O God of Earth and Altar #VeteransDay #2016Election

I've been working on a post* about my complicated post-election feelings and how they relate...

October 2016

October 20, 2016

These Problems Are Solvable

Even the most complex social problems can be solved when leaders and institutions are brought...

October 10, 2016

Thinking Christianly About the Denmark Model of Economics

Someday I hope we'll be able to have some contributions from the Faith and Work...

October 08, 2016

How do you curate human potential?

Courageous institutional leaders work to hire and develop the next generation of leaders -- even...

October 06, 2016

The Cure to Our Culture’s Cancer

By David Spickard, originally published in August 2016. Jameel McGee was walking out of a...

September 2016

September 28, 2016

iphones, Vision, and the Church

Both authenticity and connection are essential elements of a vital faith community, and should be...

September 13, 2016

The wind, the fire, and the balloons: How Jesus Saves the World from Us by Morgan Guyton

I've never met Morgan Guyton. The closest I've come is that he spent a couple...

August 2016

August 26, 2016

My 20/20 Predictions, Part 2

By Mike Coyner My last E-pistle shared my predictions for what things will be like...

August 24, 2016

My 20/20 Predictions, Part 1

By Mike Coyner Hindsight is always 20/20 they say, but I want to try my...

August 20, 2016

How is Your Halo?

By Mike Coyner How is your halo? I don't mean the circle of light surrounding...

August 10, 2016

On not knowing what to say

Christian leaders who are obligated to speak out on current events don’t have to join...

August 08, 2016

Charleston entrepreneur writing new story for day laborers

Derek Snook's social enterprise staffing company, In Every Story, pays higher wages, rewards reliability and...

August 06, 2016

Who is My Neighbor? A Response to Racism

By Mike Coyner During the NCJ Conference last month, the candidates for bishop were asked...

August 02, 2016

Your Hands Are Covered With Blood: A Response to Wayne Grudem, part 2

by Zen Hess Read Part 1 here. Seeking the Welfare of the Nation: Military and...

August 02, 2016

Your Hands Are Covered With Blood: A Response to Wayne Grudem

by Zen Hess Grudem’s Argument: Trump is a “Good candidate with flaws” Is it moral...

July 2016

July 26, 2016

Don’t Shrink the Church or the Gospel

By Mike Coyner Acts Chapter 20 records that Paul gathered the leaders of the church...

July 20, 2016

Wisdom from Galatians for the Anxious Us

This post is a contribution to the Patheos Book Club on God Unbound: Wisdom from...

July 13, 2016

This Matters: Response to the Shootings and a Call to Stay Engaged

By David Spickard People have been asking me how I’m reacting to all that’s going...

July 08, 2016

Another Day, Another Shooting: How Can We Be Peace-Makers?

By Mike Coyner It seems almost every day as I read, watch, or hear the...

July 07, 2016

We’re made to work

People are called to work, not just to provide for themselves, but to help the...

July 04, 2016

God is working his purpose out #4thofJuly

For some reason this song is stuck in my head this Fourth of July, even...

June 2016

June 28, 2016

Fickle Fans and Public Opinion

By Mike Coyner I was home last Wednesday waiting for some repairmen to arrive at...

June 25, 2016

#Brexit and the day I turned into a classical liberal

I found out about #Brexit yesterday morning under less than ideal circumstances: my husband and...