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November 26, 2024
The messy hope of Christmas
The reality and context of Jesus’ birth are far more inspiring than the sanitized version that Western culture embraces, a pastor writes.
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Luis Cortés: Esperanza builds an ‘opportunity community’ for Latinos in Philadelphia
Institution building is key to developing a new generation of leaders, says the founder and CEO of one of the nation’s largest Hispanic-serving faith-based nonprofits.
read moreabout Luis Cortés: Esperanza builds an ‘opportunity community’ for Latinos in PhiladelphiaApril 30, 2024
Loving through failure
There are life lessons in being a loyal fan of a team, whatever their win-loss record.
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Loving our neighbors, including the leafy ones
Learning the names of the plants around us is a Christian practice that invites us into loving, hope-filled care of the natural world.
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