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August 9, 2022
Chris Furr: Truth telling, confession and redemption
In a conversation with a fellow pastor and friend, the author of “Straight White Male” discusses his book and the path away from patriarchy and white supremacy that the church could offer.
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When praying for the win reaches beyond sports
God’s care may not be tied up in a sporting event’s score, but it certainly extends to a community’s victory, writes a managing director at Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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I can’t hug, but I can listen: My experience as a death doula during COVID-19
A death doula trained to help people who are dying and grieving drew upon the Black church tradition of “tarrying” during the pandemic.
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Freedom Schools offer a summer of possibilities for the next generation
Grounded in history, the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools face the future by forming students from kindergarten through high school.
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