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Star light

Brazilian poet and theologian Rubem
Alves imagines what the magi felt when they saw a dramatic star in the east.

People sitting at round tables looking at a lot of papers and books

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Marginal notes

Her mind thoroughly enjoyed the lectures, presentations, and table discussion. What does her heart remember?

Microphone behind empty chairs and a screen that says "Walk in his ways"

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Who’s your prophet?

How do we figure out who our prophets are today?

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Giving way

With whom do you share your road?

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Daily bread

The words “bread,” “fight,” and “war” have the same root in Hebrew. How is bread related to war?

Trees with Spanish moss hanging over a path

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Kumbaya

In a world suffering from the evil of war, a fervent prayer sung by African Americans a century ago is always welcome.

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Seek peace, and pursue it

The church still perseveres in its witness to the power of nonviolence in a world riven by war.

Colorful kite against blue sky with wispy clouds

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For the love of God

Sometimes the size of the world’s needs makes prayer perplexing. What is the answer?

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Light

The Canada geese winging their way south were unusually impressive. Their bodies glowed in the setting sun. Why had they never looked that way before?

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Outside the box

There’s a lot of sorting and evaluating
going on, trying to figure out what to
keep and what to let go