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Lenten Devotion: Disappointment with God and Persistent Hope
By Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon What does it mean to have Persistent Hope in the midst of disappointment and despair? Throughout the 40 days of Lent, this is the theme I am wrestling with,...
If Thomas Merton Resisted His Calling, So Can You
By Ed Cyzewski Editor’s Note: For the season of Lent, Ed Cyzewski has created a daily email list that shares quotes from Trappist monk and contemplative prayer author Thomas Merton. Each Friday here on...
Start Small
By Cindy Wang Brandt Dishes are an underdiscussed topic in parenting books. While others focus on children (not sure why that is), I feel like dishes deserve much more attention simply because of the...
For Those With Ears to Hear: A Review of “The Color of Compromise”
Join Us Today! On March 13th, ESA will be talking with Jemar Tisby via Facebook Live at 12:15 PM EST! We hope you can join us for the conversation. By Adriel Rose I don’t...
Turning Guns Into Garden Tools
By Shane Claiborne and Michael Martin It’s been said that you can count the number of seeds in an apple but you can’t count the number of apples in a seed. We live in...
A Prayer for Mental Health and Emotional Wellness
A Booklet of Uncommon Prayer, from which this prayer is taken, is now available electronically!
Why Practice Lent? Because Everything Is Broken
By Lenora Rand Ok, maybe not everything… But, yeah, a lot of stuff is broken. An awful lot. Big stuff. Little stuff. Little stuff that feels like big stuff. Take my foot, for example....
Woodstoves and Ash Wednesday
By Christie Purifoy Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Every winter I walk a circle. It begins at the woodstove in my kitchen where I will cram one more hardwood log into the fiery...
Bedfellows: A Review of “Breaking the Marriage Idol”
By Bridget Eileen The necessity of marriage is seldom, if ever, questioned in our culture, whether secular or Christian. The centrality of marriage to our anthropology feels ubiquitous. More than once, I’ve heard pastors...
A Prayer Against Environmental Recklessness
A Booklet of Uncommon Prayer, from which this prayer is taken, is now available electronically!
