Why I knit in church

Why I knit in church BY CHRISTINE HRIBAR What we gain by being neither quick nor efficient BY EMILY LUND

Why I take bird photos: Wildlife photography offers a respite from the stresses of academic life BY RICHARD TOPPING

Toward a theology of barbecue BY ADRIAN MILLER

Healing America’s broken heart, one neighborhood at a time

By Liz Walker

After a church member’s murder, a Massachusetts pastor developed a strategy to help communities deal with collective trauma. It can also be applied within our national landscape of division and anxiety.

A community center is fulfilling a need for fresh vegetables and healthy proteins

Q&A with Moy Mendez

Hope Center in Blue Island, Illinois, has begun to focus on growing food and fish for their community and teaching them how healthy foods can make a positive impact.

Why listening is the faithful start to strategic leadership

By Elizabeth Tamez Méndez

Intentional listening is a form of spiritual discernment that helps us co-create with one another and with God.

When the river rises in the Hill Country: Memory, belonging and the work of repair

By Shannon Hopkins

A writer who grew up in Kerrville, Texas, where recent floods have caused devastation, reflects on the meaning of place.

How prayer, ritual and culture are sustaining the movement for liberation in times of crisis

By Liz Theoharis and Charon Hribar

Liturgies of liberation offer “a shared moral vision for a better world.”

Plainsong Farm integrates Christian formation with sustainable agriculture

By Sue Nichols Zimmerman

Visitors come to the working farm in Michigan to learn about agricultural, environmental and spiritual practices.