We cannot Name or be Named without language. If our vocabulary dwindles to a few shopworn words, we are setting ourselves up for takeover by a dictator. When language becomes exhausted, our freedom dwindles – we cannot think; we do not recognize danger; injustice strikes us as no more than “the way things are.” –…
What is Welfare? I had a friend in seminary who was called to missions. This calling was steadfast and pure – I’ve never met another in whom God paired the perfect combination of commitment and personality for serving the least of these. She challenged me in my own struggles with living simply and serving the poor. I…
This post is the second part of our talk with artist/scholar Deborah Sokolove about her calling, the arts, the church, and her new book, Sanctifying Art, with which we will be hosting an online course this spring. Deborah is the Director of the Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion and Associate Professor of Art and Worship at…
For this second installment of our Interviews with Influencers series, we talked with artist/scholar Deborah Sokolove about her calling, the arts, the church, and her new book, Sanctifying Art, with which we will be hosting an online course this spring. Deborah is the Director of the Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion and Associate Professor of…
Welcome to this week’s edition of Lingering Leaves – our most memorable posts from around the web. This week: a UM advocate for the homeless; accessibility and art; excerpts from the first MAKERS conference; Olympics; love, and sin. The Church The United Methodist Reporter tells us about Ingrid McIntyre, a homeless advocate recently featured on…
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