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Mandy Smith

Lisa Rodriguez-Watson

Kyuboem Lee

Juliet Liu

Derek Vreeland

Dennis R. Edwards

Carolyn Custis James

Andrew Arndt

Navigating the Unknown: Adaptive Leadership in Highly Anxious Times

This Present Desert: God’s Invitation to Solitude and Slowness

Why Clarifying “the Gospel” Matters—Now More Than Ever

Emotional Health at Such a Time as This

Pastoring in a Pandemic: Real-Life Reflections

The Time Is Now for Breakthrough

Leaning into God’s Shelter

Ecclesiology in this Weird Time of Social Distancing

Understanding Holy Saturday in the Midst of a Pandemic

The Blessing of Sufficiency Through Self-Denial

How to Have a Maundy Thursday Liturgy at Home

The Malady of a Second-Rate Salvation

No Palms? A Liturgy of Houseplants for Palm Sunday

Our New Reality: Holy Week at Home

The Practice of Remembering our Death

Why Politics Matters…Even During a Pandemic

Embodying the Imagery of the Prophets

A Saving Practice Amid a Heavy Lenten Season

Keep the Churches Closed! (a Response to Rusty Reno)

On Leading During a Pandemic

Practicing Abundance in an Age of Anxiety

The Potential of Faithful Presence During a Pandemic

An Alternative to Panic: A Faithful Response to Epidemics

Responding to Anti-Asian Bias in the Age of Coronavirus

Playfulness as an Antidote to Anxiety

Three Ways to Pastor a Politically-Polarized People

Practicing Hope When Our Hearts Are Troubled

How to Be a Reconciling Presence in a Vitriolic World (Part 2)

No Time for Tears

How to Be a Reconciling Presence in a Vitriolic World (Part 1)

Our Need for Lament

A Practice as Lent Begins: Giving from our Poverty

Remembering as Resistance: The Failure of Executive Order 9066

This Political Moment: A Way Forward in a Divided Age

The Gender Chasm

Preaching “the Black Stuff”

Telling the Truth About White Privilege

The Dance of Deference: Thoughts on Unity

The Importance and Challenge of Diverse Friendships

The Limits of Experience

Why Asking the Wrong Question Leads to a Deficient Gospel

The Art of Grieving: A Spiritual Practice for our Time

Ten Hopes and Prayers for the Next Ten Years

When Mondays are the Pits: Four Practices to Nourish Your Soul

The Hypo-Politicization of the American Church

Dismantling the Bombshell Lie that Beauty is Power

Book Excerpt: Seeing Jesus in East Harlem

Sermons Aren’t Everything

The Age of the Artist

Missio Alliance’s Favorite Reads of 2019

Five Reasons Why Predictions Matter: Looking to the Next Decade in the Church
