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What is a church’s money for?
As a pastor, I am both grateful for our congregation’s healthy endowment and distressed by it. I don’t think I’m alone.
Maybe Easter is about not theory but practice.
by Josh Scott
April 11, Easter 2B (Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-31)
Thomas gets so overwhelmed by Jesus’ presence that he ends up shelving the autopsy.
by Peter W. Marty
They sold First UMC and put up a tent in the parking lot
"It feels vulnerable to be the weird lady outside preaching sermons."
Hillary Frances interviews Mandy Sloan McDow
When churches fly like starlings
The birds fly without a designated leader. It takes them about 50 milliseconds to reach consensus.
Some people say they don’t identify as Christian because of what they see, or don’t see, in the church.
by Diane Roth
Reconciliation requires relocation. To see the effects of our food choices, we have to get close to the land.
by Norman Wirzba
By Kenneth H. Carter Jr.
The disciples locked in the room need help in practicing resurrection.