Strength to Love: Words of Hope and Challenge
Sometimes I forget that Martin Luther King Jr. was a preacher and a pastor, concerned about the practical, real-life, soul-health, spiritual well-being of his congregation. But his message of nonviolent…
Baby Steps Towards Growing Up
Marilee definitely regrets the fact that she got excited when I told her I was filling out forms for summer camp because some unexpected words came out of her mouth:…
AJB Recommends: Watch, Read, Listen
Looking for something to watch, read, and listen to this weekend? Here’s one of each that I recommend: 1. We just started watching The Chosen, an imaginative rendering of Jesus’…
Science for the Church: Becoming Like Trees
BECOMING LIKE TREES-"Nine years ago, my family moved near a few thousand acres of protected forest. Hiking the nearby trails has become a weekly practice. Over the years, as I’ve…
Great or Grateful?
Penny expresses gratitude with abandon. Every Sunday morning throughout the pandemic, we have each written down our thanksgivings on an index card (see picture above). We do this, per our…
S4 E13 | Disability, Friendship House, and Interdependent Community with Matt Floding
What does thriving, interdependent community look like? Rev. Dr. Matt Floding talks with Amy Julia about Friendship House, a sustainable housing model where graduate students and adults with intellectual disabilities…
Prayer: Mad About, Sad About, Glad About
What are you mad about, sad about, glad about? My friend Sarah told me yesterday that she had started using a new method of prayer with her kids. They’ve been…
AJB Recommends: Resources for Learning About Genetic Editing and Animal Navigation
Should we edit the genetic makeup of our kids if we can? How do birds and salmon and lobsters figure out how to navigate thousands of miles without the aid…
Religion News Service: A white woman’s response to the ‘Prayer of a Weary Black Woman’
“Dear God, please help me to hate White people…” So begins the prayer of Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes, a Black Christian woman and Professor of Theology who has been working towards…
The False Self and the True Self
Talking about the “false self” and “true self” is relatively new to me. But I’m grateful for this language because it helps me make sense of myself and the work…
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