Looking for the Real: (Re)Creating a Christian Spirituality Lifestyle Stephen Schmidt·October 16, 2019Christianity in America is experiencing a time of crisis and upheaval. No big surprise there, right? No one...Cafe InspiradoChurch ChatFeaturedSpirituality·2 Comments·16 mins read·0
Holy Risk-Taking: Queer Pastor Livestreams Coming Out to Congregation Suzanne DeWitt Hall·August 14, 2019Sermons tend to be largely theoretical, with an occasional anecdote if the preacher wants to illustrate real-life application....Church ChatFeaturedGet Real·1 Comment·2 mins read·0
Home Ellis Billington·August 9, 2019When I was born, my hometown of Golconda, Illinois, on the border between Illinois and Kentucky, had about...FeaturedShort Stories·1 Comment·7 mins read·0
For Such a Time As This: Righteous anger in response to suffering Catherine·July 29, 2019Content warnings: mentions of suicide, conversion therapy, trauma related to LGBTQ+ identities, slavery, genocide and cultural erasure Dear...Church ChatFeatured·1 Comment·7 mins read·0
Reading the Bible Can Kill You … and Others Stephen Schmidt·July 11, 2019The very fact that you and I can both cite biblical passages to support our radically different theologies...Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGod-Walk·0 Comments·3 mins read·0
The Sacrament of the Present Moment David Gormong·July 8, 2019What if? What if all that is happening to us in this moment is exactly what we need?...FeaturedGod-WalkSpirituality·0 Comments·1 min read·0
Is God More Than Personal? David Gormong·June 25, 2019Most scholars of religion today insist that there is little common ground among the many religious traditions. Even...FeaturedSpirituality·0 Comments·1 min read·0
A Full Wet Kiss from God David Gormong·May 29, 2019Meditation is putting ourselves where God can give us a full wet kiss. It’s a matter of letting...FeaturedGod-Walk·0 Comments·1 min read·0
Blooming Ellis Billington·March 25, 2019In the sequel to Billington’s short story “Bridges,” “Blooming” tells the story of a love blooming between two...FeaturedShort Stories·0 Comments·9 mins read·0
Grassroots Deradicalization: A Call to White Moderates Suzanne DeWitt Hall·March 20, 2019Last week we woke to learn 50 worshippers in a New Zealand mosque had been murdered by a...FeaturedGet RealHot Topics·0 Comments·8 mins read·0