Reflections

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May 21, 2013 | A young Latino pastor celebrates the church that allows everyone to be whoever they happen to be, working together to create communities of abundant life.
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May 21, 2013 | A writer who is completing a self-assigned task of writing the Twible -- a cheeky summary of the Bible in daily tweets -- ponders what she’s learned.
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May 21, 2013 | Church leaders must face up to the fact that congregations are increasingly composed of short-term residents. Structures and staffing need to reflect this change, says a United Methodist pastor in Miami.
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May 7, 2013 | A pastor finds that the Holy Spirit descends upon her -- on the back of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
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May 7, 2013 | Pop culture may be obsessed with the pope’s red shoes, but Christian leaders can’t live entirely in the present. Christians should move toward the future without letting go of the past.
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May 7, 2013 | After a tour of duty in Afghanistan, an Army chaplain ponders anew the question a professor once asked: How can she be a Christian and be a part of an organization that breaks things on purpose?
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May 7, 2013 | Congregations all think they are warm and welcoming -- like a family. And churches are more like families than they realize, in ways that are not always good, says an Episcopal priest.
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April 23, 2013 | Poetry can help us recover a sacramental sense of presence in the world around us, says a writer and teacher.
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April 9, 2013 | Pope Francis has sent a wave of energy throughout the Catholic world, says a young Catholic writer. His witness to the simple truths of Christianity is a powerful start to his papacy.
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April 9, 2013 | The South Sudanese culture of storytelling taught an American pastor how to use Bible stories to teach and to delight.