Thursday Night Prayer: Learning to Breathe Anew
The coffee shop is loud. The cursor blinks on the blank page of the paper I should be writing. I…
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Acknowledging Beauty in the Embers
“I cannot escape the fact that the burden of memory is rarely light in a corrupted world where fear…
The Benedict Option: An Interview with Rod Dreher
Rod Dreher talks about Benedictine spirituality, the need for shared liturgy to build unshakable beliefs, and how to break…
Reconnecting Faith and the Arts in D.C.
“Art educates our emotions and imagination. It awakens, enlarges, and refines our humanity. Remove it, dilute it, or pervert it,…
Free-Range Tithing
Why I started putting part of my monthly giving towards buying groceries. It has long been customary in many Christian…
The Blur in the Brushstrokes
Live in the middle ground: between the big picture and the close-up. Jody ByrkettJody Byrkett is the editor of the…
What Community Organizations Could Learn from Hillsong
The emotional touchpoint Millennials share. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks that make people thrive. He…
The Antidote to Consumption
Josh Hamm: He will touch a coal to our lips and set our souls aflame with curiosity and creation.
Is Your Church Really a Community?
Matthew Hamilton: Let’s be honest about church community.
Why 73% of Donations to go Religious Organizations
A $220 billion lesson for nonprofits. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks that make people thrive….
Why I Lack Enthusiasm for the Church
22 reasons. Sarah GreekSarah Greek is a Missouri millennial with a passion for “the purpose of God” in her generation…
Thoughts on Why Young Adults Quit Church
They usually feel there’s something missing, but they’ve been conditioned to dislike exactly what’s missing. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building…
Politics and Church Community
You can’t have the second without the first. Not because it’s an inevitable evil, but because without politics there can…
United We Shop
What binds our communities together? The centerpieces of our neighborhoods answer that question eloquently. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the…