From Cultivating Communities and The Englewood Review of Books Every two weeks, we send out a newsletter featuring books and articles that help churches better understand the time and place in which they live, and that stir their imaginations about how to cultivate a deeper life together in their place.
Published: Mon, 06/01/20
June 1, 2020 “We, who used to kill one another, do not make war on our enemies. We refuse to tell lies or deceive our inquisitors; we prefer to die…
Published: Fri, 05/29/20
May 29, 2020 “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” ― G.K. Chesterton - Today the…
Published: Wed, 05/27/20
May 27, 2020 “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something…
Published: Tue, 05/26/20
May 26, 2020 “If we take the form of Scripture seriously, the plurality of interpretive perspectives that it is, we will have to do the same risky,…
Published: Fri, 05/22/20
May 22, 2020 “Gather up In the arms of your pity The sick, the depraved, The desperate, the tired, All the scum Of our weary city Gather up In the…
Published: Wed, 05/20/20
May 20, 2020 “Violent revolution fails because it is not revolutionary enough. It changes the rulers but not the rules, the ends but not the means.
Published: Mon, 05/18/20
May 18, 2020 “A good conversationalist directs attention, inspires, corrects, affirms, and empowers others. It is a demanding vocation that involves…
Published: Fri, 05/15/20
May 15, 2020 “I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.” ―…
Published: Wed, 05/13/20
May 13, 2020 “Truth sees God, and wisdom contemplates God, and from these two comes a third, a holy and wonderful delight in God, who is love.” ―…
Published: Mon, 05/11/20
May 11, 2020 “The theologian who labors without joy is not a theologian at all. Sulky faces, morose thoughts and boring ways of speaking are…