As we approach the season of Lent (beginning with Ash Wednesday February 26) and also celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day later this spring, we invited Leah Schade, author of the new nature-themed Lenten devotional For the Beauty of the Earth, to...
The Forum for Theological Exploration (FTE) is one of the church’s unsung heroes. Since 1954, FTE has been cultivating a diverse pool of quality leaders for Christian ministry and theological scholarship. Connecting those aspiring pastors and teachers with the field’s luminaries,...
As I write this in January 2020, tensions between the United States and Iran are escalating rapidly, and millions are praying America can avoid a new chapter in the unending war in the Middle East. America’s military has been fighting...
It's been a stellar year! In 2019, Chalice Press, the leading progressive Christian social justice publisher, released a dozen new titles to empower racial justice, outlandish discipleship, radical hope in dark times, transformative leadership, progressive parenting, spirituality in the national...
Your pastor probably needs a sabbatical. The fact is, your congregation probably needs a sabbatical, too.Community events, performances and games of the church’s children, preparing weekly worship services, heart-to-hearts about difficult subjects – there’s no way on earth that fits...
Anxious about seeing family over the holidays? Arianne Lehn (Ash & Starlight: Prayers for the Chaos & Grace of Daily Life) offers this prayer to help ground you during holiday gatherings. Steadying God, Settle my stressed-out soul, my ruminating mind, my churning...
Grief Guru, expert, and author J. Dana Trent (Dessert First: Preparing for Death While Savoring Life) shares tips for how to cope with grief and depression this holiday season.After my mother died in 2017, loved ones told me that the hardest part...
PUBLISHED: by Brad Lyons “Ugh,” said my minister friend of the apostle Paul, “he is awful. Such a misogynist, such a homophobe, such a racist. I can’t even read his stuff. Paul was a jerk.”[1] It’s hard to argue with...
PUBLISHED: by Deborah Arca "There is no standard route in grief. As the wisest grievers I know have told me, 'There is nowhere you can be but in it.'" -- J. Dana Trent Whether you're in the midst of...
