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, 02/08/19
February 8, 2019 “That peoples can no longer carry on authentic dialogue with one another is not only the most acute symptom of the pathology of our…
Published: Wed, 02/06/19
February 6, 2019 “The shared meal is no small thing. It is a foundation of family life, the place where our children learn the art of conversation and…
Published: Mon, 02/04/19
February 4, 2019 “The absence of anything lasting means the collapse of the foundation of historical life, confidence, in all its forms. Since there…
Published: Sat, 02/02/19
February 2, 2019 “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” ― Simone Weil, philosopher, Tomorrow marks the 110th anniversary of her…
Published: Fri, 02/01/19
February 1, 2019 “An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose” ― Langston…
Published: Wed, 01/30/19
January 30, 2019 “Instead of hating the people you think are war-makers, hate the appetites and disorder in your own soul, which are the causes of…
Published: Mon, 01/28/19
January 28, 2019 “Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.” ―…
Published: Fri, 01/25/19
January 25, 2019 "One way to pray in a fear-filled world is to choose love over an iety." ― Henri Nouwen, yesterday marked his birthday (b. 1932) […
Published: Wed, 01/23/19
January 23, 2019 “We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our…
Published: Mon, 01/21/19
January 21, 2019 “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There…