new monasticism

When we were working on the list of saints for Common Prayer, Dietrich Bonhoeffer was...

Guest Series by David Janzen The Holy Spirit is planting a new generation of Christian...

I love how John Howard Yoder described evangelism: “When we preach the Christian gospel we...

I've written here about the urban gardens movement that I see now almost everywhere I...

Earlier this week, Tony Jones noted that many Christians who are calling for a faith...

Every once in a while, especially when I'm speaking at a seminary, someone will ask...

A big thanks to everyone who's responded this week to my request for $20 donations...

  Project TURN is the prison-based education program that grew out of our realization here...

Today, July 11th, is the feast of Saint Benedict. On the day when this father...

Just last week I got to visit with my friend Dave Andrews, who lives half...

When a sister or brother comes to join the monastic community, Benedict says they must...

Despite the fact that we experience so little of it—indeed, precisely because we lack this...

School is out here in Durham, which means it’s time for summer camp to start...

This past Saturday, the alleluias of Easter still resounding in our ears, we got up...

Every week, I hear from people throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand...

I love to tell the story about how, in the 1930's, when Dietrich Bonhoeffer was...

The weather was kind this year as SUV's with license plates from New York and...

It's Saturday, and I'm in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the invitation of local Episcopalians to...

I'll admit, I'm an obsessive reader. I like to keep a book on hand for...

Over breakfast this week, a young friend from the neighborhood—a guy who’s worked hard to...

I’m excited to introduce The Everyday Awakening—a blog about the revival that’s happening where you...