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  • Cool Off with a Good Book: Summer Picture Books for Kids

    Summertime means gardens, insects, fireflies, sunshine, and much more. I have collected some outstanding picture books celebrating this time of year. All books are picture books for all ages, except for the last three books. Ant Party, by Ross Montgomery, brightly illustrated digitally by Sarah Warburton, is a fun read

  • Pray With Us for Keegan & Carla

    “Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” —Proverbs 16:3 Keegan and Carla are using their gifts to open doors for the gospel through media, counseling, contextualization, and hands-on training in unreached communities in Southeast Asia. Whether developing digital evangelism tools through Create Labs or walking

  • A Response to the Spirit of Governance

    I have the honor of responding to Bishop Boyea’s magnificent reflection on the “spirit of governance.” I love the focus specifically on the “spirit” of governance. Using that phrase drawn from the prayer of episcopal ordination, Bishop Boyea is able to emphasize that the munus regendi, the office of pastoral

  • A Tribute to David Tracy

    In October 1994, I arrived for the first time at Hyde Park as an invitee of my friend Daniel Garber to serve as a visiting professor in the department of philosophy. While I was unfamiliar with many of the names of my new colleagues at the University of Chicago, one

  • Pray With Us for Ethan & Grace

    “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” —John 15:4 Ethan and Grace are living in South Asia among one of the 7,200+ unreached people groups in the world—communities