Windsor Jones and Country pause for a moment at the Common Soles clinic hosted by Church of the Common Ground, where Jones washed Country's feet. Photos by Branden Camp
A church without walls offers unconditional acceptance to people who are homeless
Church of the Common Ground, an Episcopal congregation in Atlanta, avoids the usual attempts to “fix” people who are living on the streets. Instead, it seeks to be a living witness of love and compassion.
Demonstrators carry signs during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. Library of Congress / Photo by Marion S. Trikosko
James B. Ewers Jr.: What I learned growing up in the segregated South
Remembering the landmark Civil Rights Act that was signed into law 55 years ago in July, a retired educator says our history can teach young people the value of education, mentors, leaders and communication.
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Steve Watson: How we read the Bible as a post-evangelical church
When a pastor and his congregation found that their practice of daily Bible study was not working for them anymore, they adapted their spiritual formation.
Female divers off the coast of Korea often hold their breath for several minutes at a time. When they emerge for air, they first exhale, emitting a distinctive cry, and then breathe in. Image from LisaSee.com/Financial Times
Gretchen E. Ziegenhals: Singing the life-giving song of exhalation
Korean sea divers exhale before they inhale, modeling a crucial pattern for sustaining the Christian life: exhaling for rest before inhaling for work.
Luke Bretherton: Politics is key to loving your neighbor
Politics is not a necessary evil; it’s an important way to care for a community, says a professor and theologian.
At dinner table churches like Simple Church, simple meals and breadmaking facilitate deep conversations and communal friendship. Photo courtesy of Simple Church
Kendall Vanderslice: Feasting brings people together in community
The hope of the church lies in a commitment to feast with one another, writes the author of the new book, “We Will Feast.”
Sister Jane Meuse, Elandria Williams, Rachel Plattus and Sister Lorita Moffatt gather for conversation during a residency in which young adults lived at the Sisters of Mercy's convent to learn about their way of life. Photo courtesy of Nuns & Nones
Nuns & Nones brings together religiously unaffiliated young adults and Catholic sisters
A six-month convent residency in California gave a group of millennials a window into communal living and discipline.