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, 01/06/21
January 6, 2021 *** PRAY for the Peace of the U.S. Capital! “To be effective, propaganda must constantly short-circuit all thought and decision. It…
Published: Mon, 01/04/21
January 4, 2021 "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” - J.R.R. Tolkien novelist Yesterday…
Published: Thu, 12/31/20
December 31, 2020 “My secret is that I need God—that I am sick and can no longer make it alone. I need God to help me give, because I no longer seem…
Published: Mon, 12/28/20
December 28, 2020 “Risk should not reflect a celebration of foolishness but a freedom from fear.” - Luci Shaw, poet Tomorrow marks the birthday of…
Published: Wed, 12/23/20
December 23, 2020 “Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement, [to] get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing…
Published: Mon, 12/21/20
December 21, 2020 “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” - John Steinbeck,…
Published: Fri, 12/18/20
December 18, 2020 “Keep the company of those who seek the truth- run from those who have found it” - Vaclav Havel, Czech statesman Today marks the…
Published: Wed, 12/16/20
December 16, 2020 “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a…
Published: Mon, 12/14/20
December 14, 2020 “In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human successes, but on how well we have loved.” -…
Published: Fri, 12/11/20
December 11, 2020 “To be grateful is to recognize the Love of God in everything He has given us - and He has given us everything. Every breath we draw…