A newsletter by a digital-ministry researcher offering reflections on faith formation, AI and ministry, and social media's shifting landscape, plus updates on projects like Hope Exchange. Readers get commentary on how church leaders should engage with technology, with recommendations of relevant writing and project news.
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Diana Butler Bass offers weekly lectionary-based Sunday reflections alongside occasional letters on politics, religion and culture in America. Issues combine scripture interpretation with field observations about Christian nationalism and the current political moment.
The Red Lighthouse is an independent Christian news newsletter covering religious liberty disputes, such as a village church spire case in India and a zoning fight over a storefront prayer room in New Hampshire. It also publishes reflective essays on faith and the church's response to suffering, drawing on scripture.
Essays by O. Alan Noble on Christian faith, meaning, rest, and the pressures of contemporary life, drawing on literature, music, and scripture. Recent issues cover choosing childhood education, memento mori and making the most of life, and rest as ongoing struggle rather than arrival.
Weekly sermons from an Episcopal priest at Church of the Epiphany, delivered to the congregation and shared by email. Each issue works through a scripture passage or pastoral occasion, often using movies, poetry and personal anecdotes to explain the text.
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