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Leadership as spiritual direction

A couple of years ago I was interviewed by a master of divinity student for her class on leadership. I told her that for me

Christine Sine

September 23, 2014

Acting like a state: ISIS, the U.S. and Jesus as Lord

Like most Americans, I’m horrified by each new story I read about ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham). A friend who works in the

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

September 22, 2014

A #BringBackOurGirls confession

I am going to trust you with the truth. I wish we could sit down, you and I, with two cups of coffee and a

Ashley Dickens

September 19, 2014

“Cute” kids in church

A few weeks ago our children created a banner during worship to represent the part of the Lord’s prayer that says “thy kingdom come, thy

Melissa Florer-Bixler

September 18, 2014

Is it time to remove the flag from the church sanctuary?

If one were to walk into a church in the United States, it’s far more likely than not that somewhere on the stage in the

Benjamin L. Corey

September 17, 2014

Wiping the blood away

I was taking Kristi to the grocery store as I do from time to time. Kristi is blind and in a wheelchair and she suffers

Richard Beck

September 16, 2014

Leaving fear behind

What is it about Sept. 11 that keeps us from forgetting just exactly what we were wearing and what we were doing when we heard

Justin Hiebert

September 15, 2014

Just wait

"Just wait a few more generations. Soon all the old people will be gone." "My children's generation is so much more diverse. They'll be better

Austin Channing Brown

September 12, 2014

What would Jesus earn?

In her August 2014 Sojourners article “The Rich Get Richer,” Julie Polter notes that “95 percent of all economic gains in the U.S. since the

Harvey Yoder

September 11, 2014

Thought we were special

Last month Jamie and I renewed our adoption home study. The home study is the standard process through which a social worker evaluates our fitness

Sarah Klaassen

September 10, 2014

Embracing difference and green chili

It has been almost 20 years since I made a significant career and life change. Back in 1994 I was pastoring in a church where

Glenn Balzer

September 9, 2014

Loving enemies in the day of ISIS

The following excerpt from Myth of a Christian Religion discusses Jesus' command to “turn the other cheek.” Whatever our response to the persecution of Christians

Greg Boyd

September 8, 2014

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