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: Wed, 11/06/19
November 6, 2019 “Nietzsche said without music, life would be a mistake. To me, without books, life would be a mistake.” ― Ernest Gaines, novelist who…
Published: Mon, 11/04/19
November 4, 2019 “If we ceased to desire the goods of our neighbor, we would never commit murder or adultery or theft or false witness. If we…
Published: Sat, 11/02/19
November 2, 2019 “Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.” ― George Bernard Shaw, playwright who died on this day…
Published: Wed, 10/30/19
October 30, 2019 “The laity ought to understand the faith, and since the doctrines of our faith are in the Scriptures, believers should have the…
Published: Mon, 10/28/19
October 28, 2019 “Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it, feel it, cling to it. I want to become acutely aware of all I’ve taken…
Published: Sat, 10/26/19
October 26, 2019 “That was what it meant to be loved--there were people who would never give up looking and longing for you, no matter how far you…
Published: Wed, 10/23/19
October 23, 2019 “He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.” ― St. Ignatius of Loyola, TODAY is his…
Published: Sat, 10/19/19
October 19, 2019 “May we look upon our treasure, the furniture of our houses, and our garments, and try to discover whether the seeds of war have…
Published: Wed, 10/16/19
October 16, 2019 "Science and religion...are friends, not foes, in the common quest for knowledge. ... I'd go so far as to say that if people in this…
Published: Mon, 10/14/19
October 14, 2019 “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction…