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Please enjoy the most recent thought leadership (articles, podcasts, videos) in the following areas. (or search for more here)

Christianity:

• “Question one moral absolute and you’ll soon be questioning everything.”
• God does not coerce us
• Surety is a nice idea, but it’s highly overrated.
• I’m not sure whether to be angered or insecure about how certain they are
• When we lead with gentleness

Climate Change: 

• Evangelicals are losing their climate skepticism
• Otis Moss III: Care for the land is intimately tied to Black liberation
• Fifth of countries at risk of ecosystem collapse, analysis finds
• When the cost of error is too high, the wise hedge their bets.
• A life insurance policy on the planet

Politics: 

• The old zero-sum paradigm is not just counterproductive; it’s a lie.
• Any attempt to repair what race broke in our nation must contend with what race broke in our faith.
• How does it feel to be a problem? I am a problem.
• The Sacred Work of White Discomfort
• How Will We Teach Our Kids About Jan. 6?

Social Justice: 

• It’s a matter of power
• Racism as Institutional Injustice
• Any attempt to repair what race broke in our nation must contend with what race broke in our faith.
• Hard to break free
• Jesus seemed absent, his words ignored

Spiritual Practices: 

• Poetry and humor
• “Grateful athletes are more satisfied with their team and overall lives.”
• Has the pandemic prepared us for pilgrimages?
• We must hold divisions and contradictions with compassion
• We must find ways to bridge our differences