Please enjoy this interview with Rev. Terri Hord Owens for her great new book "Staying at the Table: Being the Church We Say We Are”

Please enjoy this interview with Cody Sanders for his new book edition “⁠A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth, Updated Edition⁠“

Please enjoy this interview with Kathleen Long Bostrom for her new book “See What God Made!: A Creation Story Lift-the-Flap Book”

Please enjoy this interview with the incredible Marilyn McEntyre for her new book “Start with a Word: On the Craft and Adventure of Writing”

Please enjoy this book interview with L. Daniel Hawk for his book “Undoing Manifest Destiny: Settler America, Christian Colonists, and the Pursuit of Justice“

Please enjoy this lovely interview with Lorna Rande for her beautiful book of artwork “Promises in the Garden“

This is a really great sermon!

Lessons Learned about Hearing Others From “Wired to Lead: Being the Leader the Church Didn’t Think You Could Be” by Suzanne Nadell

Losing Belief in Beliefs From “The Soulwork of Justice: Four Movements for Contemplative Action” by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson

A leap of faith From “Walk with Me: A Journey through the Landscape of Trauma” by Ellen Corcella

Please enjoy this wonderful essay about Frederick Buechner by Sophfronia Scott. And I too loved that presentation by Barbara Brown Taylor!

Please enjoy this interview with Katherine M. Douglass and Brittany M. Tausen for their excellent new book “Love Your Neighbor: How Psychology Can Enliven Faith and Transform Community“

A useful weapon to wield without being inconvenienced by what’s actually there From “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power” by Brian Kaylor

“Why do I struggle to love my neighbor?” From “Love Your Neighbor: How Psychology Can Enliven Faith and Transform Community” by Katherine M. Douglas and Brittany M. Tausen

The Winning of the West From “Undoing Manifest Destiny: Settler America, Christian Colonists, and the Pursuit of Justice” by L. Daniel Hawk

Please enjoy this interview with Dr. Randall Balmer about his books “Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right” and “Saving Faith: How American Christianity Can Reclaim Its Prophetic Voice“.

How can we thank God for suffering’s yield, while asking for its removal? From “Telling Stories in the Dark: Finding healing and hope in sharing our sadness, grief, trauma, and pain” by Jeffrey Munroe

What if winning is not the only measure of your worth? From “Abandon the Orderly House: Good News for Skeptics & Burned Out Believers” by A. W. Regets

Chronic alcohol abuse may directly induce brain changes From “Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human” by Guy Leschziner

Please enjoy this interview with Holly Berkley Fletcher for her excellent new book “The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism”

Psychic Blast of Blessedness From “We Become What We Normalize: What We Owe Each Other in Worlds That Demand Our Silence” by David Dark

Baggage From “The Wounds Are the Witness: Black Faith Weaving Memory into Justice and Healing” by Yolanda Pierce

A holding space From “The Soulwork of Justice: Four Movements for Contemplative Action” by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson

Open the door to adoption? From “Walk with Me: A Journey through the Landscape of Trauma” by Ellen Corcella

Indigenous governments From “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States” by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Check out this from Peace Catalyst:

Indigenous governments From “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States” by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

You are in good company From “Abandon the Orderly House: Good News for Skeptics & Burned Out Believers” by A. W. Regets

Corruption tethered to… From “The Asylum Seekers: A Chronicle of Life, Death, and Community at the Border” by Cristina Rathbone

Parker Palmer has a word for it… From “We Become What We Normalize: What We Owe Each Other in Worlds That Demand Our Silence” by David Dark

The higher the chance that we will not create anything at all From “The Discipline of Inspiration: The Mysterious Encounter with God at the Heart of Creativity” by Carey Wallace

Soaring on earth From “The Wounds Are the Witness: Black Faith Weaving Memory into Justice and Healing” by Yolanda Pierce

Please enjoy this discussion with our great friend Patricia Raybon, where we discuss how the grief journey can liberate writing truth and courage

Identifying your own privilege From “Wired to Lead: Being the Leader the Church Didn’t Think You Could Be” by Suzanne Nadell

Four qualities of character that can do you in From “The Soulwork of Justice: Four Movements for Contemplative Action” by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson.

“Your father should have stayed, but he had better things to do than be with his children.” From “Walk with Me: A Journey through the Landscape of Trauma” by Ellen Corcella

In order to be a Christian, one must read, know, and follow the words and commandments of Jesus Christ. From “With Liberty and Justice for Some: The Bible, the Constitution, and Racism in America” By Susan K. Williams Smith

Please enjoy this interview with Amy Butler and Dawn Darwin Weeks, authors of an important new book titled “Holy Disruption: A Manifesto for the Future of Faith Communities“

I grew up in poverty From “Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice” By Terrence Lester, PhD

Mayan culture From “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States” by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Please enjoy this interview with Brian Kaylor, author of a new book titled “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power“ @briankaylor.bsky.social

Please enjoy this interview with Brian Kaylor, author of a new book titled “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power“ @briankaylor.bsky.social

Forms of scapegoating From “Scapegoats: The Gospel Through the Eyes of Victims” by Jennifer Garcia Bashaw

“There will be no mercy now. Anyone standing in our way will be cut down.” From “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century” by Timothy Snyder

And Yet, Democracy Remains an Achievement Worth Defending From “Defending Democracy from its Christian Enemies” by David P. Gushee

More than a small problem From “American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays The Gospel and Threatens The Church” by Andrew L. Whitehead

Roman issues From “Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart” by Brian D. McLaren

A focus on four racial myths From “Rebirth of a Nation: Reparations and Remaking America” by Joel Edward Goza

Not much left of the US asylum process From “The Asylum Seekers: A Chronicle of Life, Death, and Community at the Border” by Cristina Rathbone

Please enjoy this interview with Jessica Miller Kelley for “Growing in God’s Love: A Family Devotional“