Faith &

Faith & Identity

What does it mean to learn, work, serve, love, and play out of a Christ-centered identity? How does it shape our relationships and our choices?

Suggestions for Use

  • Go through the Bible study during your daily devotion.
  • Read one of the featured stories and journal about how your experience is similar or different.
  • Try out one of the spiritual practices by yourself or with a friend.
  • Invite members of your small group, staff, or board to read an article and summarize it at your next meeting.
  • Include one of these resources in your church's newsletter.

Curated Resources on Faith & Identity

This theme explores our identity as Christians, and how a life rooted in Christ evolves over time. What does it mean to learn, work, serve, love, and play out of a Christ-centered identity? How does it shape our relationships and our choices? We'll explore through research, reflections, and theology, but also poetry and other artistic expressions.

Resources

Place and Placelessness in Rural Christian Identity
Reflections
Becoming a Listening Presence
Practices
Trauma in the Biblical Text
Bible Studies
Pockets, Prayers, and Promises
Reflections
Good & Worthy of Love
Reflections
Leadership Lessons from a Feast
Reflections
I Was a Teenage Reactionary
Editor's Picks Reflections
The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Us
Reflections
Dungeons & Dragons and Discipleship
Coaching
Dear Sophia: Should I Reveal My Spirituality to a Date?
Dear Sophia Editor's Picks Practices
Two Poems from Imperfectly Perfect
Editor's Picks Reflections
Becoming a Parent Changes Everything, Even My Faith
Children, Youth, and Families
Connecting Race, Faith, and Mental Health
Research
Why Do We Have to Talk About God Stuff?
Children, Youth, and Families
Contending with Scripture
Reflections

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