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: Fri, 05/28/21
May 28, 2021 “Nowadays when a person lives somewhere, in a neighborhood, the place is not certified for him. More than likely he will live there sadly…
Published: Wed, 05/26/21
May 26, 2021 “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something…
Published: Mon, 05/24/21
May 24, 2021 “The poet's job is to put into words those feelings we all have that are so deep, so important, and yet so difficult to name, to tell the…
Published: Fri, 05/21/21
May 21, 2021 “I am so tired of waiting. Aren’t you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind? Let us take a knife and cut the world in two…
Published: Wed, 05/19/21
May 19, 2021 “Christians were never meant to be normal. We’ve always been holy troublemakers, we’ve always been creators of uncertainty, agents of…
Published: Mon, 05/17/21
May 17, 2021 “The tragedy is that in the name of resisting the internal deterioration of faith and the corruption of the world around them, many…
Published: Fri, 05/14/21
May 14, 2021 “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, 05/12/21
May 12, 2021 “If there is anywhere on earth a lover of God who is always kept safe, I know nothing of it, for it was not shown to me. But this was…
Published: Mon, 05/10/21
May 10, 2021 “Prayer without study would be empty. Study without prayer would be blind.” - Karl Barth, theologian Today is Karl Barth's Birthday (b.
Published: Fri, 05/07/21
May 7, 2021 “The greatest issue facing the world today, with all its heartbreaking needs, is whether those who, by profession or culture, are…