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, 11/29/19
November 29, 2019 “I have advice for people who want to write. I don't care whether they're 5 or 500. There are three things that are important:…
Published: Wed, 11/27/19
November 27, 2019 “The older I get, the more I meet people, the more convinced I am that we must only work on ourselves, to grow in grace. The only…
Published: Mon, 11/25/19
November 25, 2019 “It seems to me people tend to forget that we are to love our enemies, not to satisfy some standard of righteousness but because God…
Published: Fri, 11/22/19
November 22, 2019 “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of…
Published: Wed, 11/20/19
November 20, 2019 “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ― Leo Tolstoy, novelist TODAY marks the anniversary…
Published: Tue, 11/19/19
November 19, 2019 “War is what happens when language fails.” ― Margaret Atwood, novelist YESTERDAY was her 80th birthday! *** Listen to Margaret…
Published: Fri, 11/15/19
November 15, 2019 “Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small; it takes time. We haven't time, and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes…
Published: Wed, 11/13/19
November 13, 2019 “What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see…
Published: Mon, 11/11/19
November 11, 2019 “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” ― Søren Kierkegaard,…
Published: Fri, 11/08/19
November 8, 2019 “We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.” ―…