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Love Your Neighbor

Through mutual relationships with the neighbors among whom they’re hosted, Christian communities need to join in acts of compassion, justice, and reconciliation as a witness to the ministry of Jesus—particularly in places of suffering and despair.

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Lessons from Ferguson and Beyond

Lessons from Ferguson and Beyond
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With the Rev. Dr. F. Willis Johnson
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Navigating Faith and Politics
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Insights from Luther scholar Rev. Dr. Anthony Bateza
Following Christ Beyond Difference

Following Christ Beyond Difference
byJon Anderson
Dwelling in Philippians 1:27 as a way forward together
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Biblical Justice and Innovative Ministry
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Lessons from the frontlines
Love at the Margins

Love at the Margins
byTessa Pinkstaff
God’s invitation to truly see the people around us
Bonhoeffer’s Challenge

Bonhoeffer’s Challenge
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Three ways we’re called to deepen discipleship in an age of division
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Living into the Kingdom of Shalom
byRicki Chen
Committing to the way of justice and love
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Signposts on the Road to Survival
byTalitha Amadea Aho
Navigating changing terrain in the climate crisis
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The Urgency of Loving Others
byTessa Pinkstaff
Why Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s ideas of personhood matter today
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Resilience as Imagination
byJessica Harren
When life knocks us down, imagination can help us get back up.
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Questioning Our Ethics
byDevin Ames
Leaning into lament, while scrutinizing our stances.
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All The Whosoevers
byTimogi Jackson
Are we ready to welcome everyone who enters our churches?
Guide for the Perplexed: Writing a letter to the editor

How Faithful People Write Letters to the Editor 
bySuzanne Miller
Speak publicly without being partisan
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BE:the Church
byJoe Davis
You can't be unchurched or overchurched, when YOU'RE the church
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Rural Innovation Looks Like
byGrant Woodley
Connecting, Cooperating, and Collaborating
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A Curious Stance Towards Traditions
byFaith+Lead
Re-considering why the congregation does what we do
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Bishop Curry’s “We Shall Overcome” Sermon
byFaith+Lead
Preaching hope at the Festival of Homiletics
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Trauma in the Biblical Text
byCory Driver
Reading Genesis with a focus on trauma and gender

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