Multimedia: Missions

Daniel Muvengi: Through the lens of the child

Despite its large size, World Vision International retains its Christian mission of serving the poor and oppressed by focusing on children. Watch video »

Multimedia: Vibrant Institutions

Faith on the Avenue

Germantown Avenue in Philadelphia cuts through a diverse swath of the city’s neighborhoods. An ongoing study of the congregations along this historic, eight-and-a-half-mile stretch of road examines the role of religious communities in urban life. Watch video »



Article: Reconciliation

Christine D. Pohl: Living into the practice of truthfulness

In this excerpt from “Living into Community: Cultivating Practices That Sustain Us,” the theologian and ethicist explores what it means to live truthfully, one of the four practices at the heart of thriving Christian communities. Read more »



Q&A: Workplace

Barry Schwartz: Pay attention to the least of us

The effect of institutions relying too heavily on rules and incentives has been the gradual erosion of nurturing wisdom, says the co-author of “Practical Wisdom.” Read more »

Reflection: Vocation

Enuma Okoro: For the love of God, write

Making a living as a writer is choosing to struggle with the tension of being called, having that call affirmed as ministry and discerning the particulars of that ministry, says the author of the memoir “Reluctant Pilgrim.” Read more »