Reflections & Research
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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.
read moreabout The messy hope of ChristmasApril 30, 2024
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, writes the director of communications for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
read moreabout Loving through failureApril 16, 2024
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, writes an associate director for LEADD’s Thriving Congregations Coordination Program.
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