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August 2015

August 29, 2015

Meeting patients where they are: a further report from Grace Prescriptions (third in a series)

Read more about the conference here: How to write a Grace Prescription 10 things I...

August 28, 2015

10 Things I Learned at Grace Prescriptions (second in a series)

Read more about the conference here: How to write a Grace Prescription 1.   Doctors and...

August 28, 2015

How to write a Grace Prescription (first in a series)

Well, for once there is no need to ask if there is a doctor in...

August 25, 2015

“Don’t immanentize the eschaton?”: How to be a citizen of the Kingdom

Conservatives are fond of saying that one shouldn't "immanentize the eschaton." What else, I ask,...

August 18, 2015

Insight for the day from Wendell Berry’s “How to be a Poet”

"There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places." Thanks to...

August 15, 2015

“What are you gonna DO?” A new way to look at retirement

By Mike Coyner [Originally addressed to Methodists in Indiana, but just as helpful for the...

August 09, 2015

How to Boost Your Creativity

People who think they are not creative need to think again. Creativity is central to...

August 05, 2015

Running away from our shadow: racism in America

By Mike Coyner Last week while visiting my daughter and family for the birth of...

July 2015

July 22, 2015

The Fragmentation of Evangelicalism

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Future of Evangelicalism in America. Read...

July 22, 2015

Neither Falwell nor Benedict, But a New Creation

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Future of Evangelicalism in America. Read...

July 22, 2015

Young, Restless, and Immediate: The Future of Evangelicalism

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Future of Evangelicalism in America. Read...

July 22, 2015

This is not the first evangelical crossroads

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Future of Evangelicalism in America. Read...

July 22, 2015

Facing Facts About the Future of the Church in America

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on the Future of Evangelicalism in America. Read...

July 16, 2015

How the incarnation and God’s sacramental presence in all creation put our everyday work in a new light

What follows is part of what ended up on the cutting-room floor when I handed...

July 12, 2015

What would Francis Asbury have done when faced with the #PewReport ?

Thanks to Christian History Institute for letting me reprint this. If you get CHI’s daily...

June 2015

June 30, 2015

The rest of the story #Charlestonsyllabus

This is adapted from a sermon preached at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Hazard, KY on...

May 2015

May 24, 2015

Live well, do good, be true

By Byron Borger This post originally appeared at the blog Booknotes. It is from the...

May 15, 2015

Can people who hate their job find meaning in their work?

By Trevor Lee I had the opportunity to attend a Leadership Journal event called Redeeming Work, which...

May 13, 2015

Coltrane and calling: a message for jazz appreciation month

By Caroline Cross April in the District of Columbia is a magical time of year....

May 10, 2015

Go, lovely rose #MothersDay

Back with a poem for a holiday (what did you expect?) This time, since we...

May 08, 2015

[VIDEO]Faith, work, and the Boston Marathon bombing

After her harrowing experience at the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing, a marketing executive chose to...

April 2015

April 22, 2015

A poem for #EarthDay. Careful where you walk.

Here's a poem about God's good creation for this day when we celebrate that creation..... ...

April 05, 2015

This joyful #Eastertide

Words by George R. Woodward This joyful Eastertide, away with care and sorrow! My Love,...

April 04, 2015

#HolySaturday: Silence while God redeems all

One of the greatest sermons ever written on what this day means, written in Greek...

April 03, 2015

The agony: a poem for #GoodFriday

Emerging Scholars Network posted this poem yesterday in honor of Maundy Thursday. It seems applicable...

April 02, 2015

Simple service: Some thoughts for #MaundyThursday

By R. Dale Hale Last Saturday, I was privileged to play a very special role...

March 2015

March 09, 2015

[VIDEO] A final encouraging word from the Faith@Work Summit

Some more great talks from the Faith@Work Summit have now been posted. (Here's the first...

March 06, 2015

The work of our hands

So last week we recommended the latest issue of Comment on how the faith and...

March 01, 2015

Voices from the fields: shoveling hog poop

By Phillip Jensen How can I put this delicately? The daily work of my hands...

February 2015

February 28, 2015

Voices from the fields: Baking bread

So a couple of days ago we recommended the latest issue of Comment on how...

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