I’ll never forget being a undergrad student at Berry College in Rome, Georgia, and my roommate Philip handing me a copy of The Resurrection of Jesus John Dominic Crossan and N. […]
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Whatever Happened to the Church of Tomorrow? (Emerged)
By Mike Morrell on January 17, 2024 in Changemaking, Emergent, Gatherings, Heresy Hunters, Interviews, Jesus, Justice, Leadership, Life, Scripture, Sexuality, Storytelling
Nearly 20 years ago, award-winning journalist Gary Dorsey wrote in the pages of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Described in a front page article in The New York Times this year under […]
Christmas is Canceled in Bethlehem: A plea for Divine Peace and Shared Humanity among the Children of Abraham
By Mike Morrell on December 25, 2023 in Biblical, Books, Changemaking, Eschatology, Jesus, Justice, Leadership, Peace, Restorative Justice, Scripture
So this is Christmas. But in Bethlehem — the literal cradle of Christianity, where Jesus is celebrated as being born — Christmas celebrations have been canceled. As Axios reports, the […]
Come, Crimson Mother: Advent and Longing for the Light
By Mike Morrell on November 13, 2023 in Biblical, Changemaking, Emergence, Events, Gatherings, Guest Voices, Integral, Poetry, Scripture, Storytelling
Advent — this season of longing for the arrival of the Emmanuel, God-with-us — begins in just a few weeks. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this time […]
The Forming of the Diamond | Keith H. Adkins
The following is an excerpt from The Forming of the Diamond by Keith H. Adkins. It’s a featured Speakeasy selection, and there are still limited review copies available for qualified […]