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Why Nobody Wants to Be Humble Anymore (And Why That's a Problem)
A Conversation with Theologian A.J. Swoboda about Cultivating a Teachable Spirit
May 30
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Alastair Sterne
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AJ Swoboda
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April 2025
Resurrected!
The joy of a comedy so good it makes us say Leyros.
Apr 20
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Alastair Sterne
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God Was Not There
Between Death and Resurrection: The Silence of Holy Saturday
Apr 20
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Alastair Sterne
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The Scandal of the Cross and Curtain
How a Torn Temple Veil Reveals God's Invitation
Apr 18
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Alastair Sterne
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The Scandal of Grace: When God's Mercy Offends Us
Midweek Meditations on Jonah 4:1-11
Apr 16
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Alastair Sterne
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50 Days of Joy: An Invitation
Preparing to Embrace Eastertide Beyond Easter Sunday
Apr 14
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Alastair Sterne
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The Nineveh Effect: How God Uses Unlikely Places to Shape Our Calling
Midweek Meditations: Jonah 3:1-10
Apr 9
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Alastair Sterne
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The Nineveh Effect: How God Uses Unlikely Places to Shape Our Calling
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In the Belly of the Fish
Midweek Meditations: Jonah 1:15-2:10
Apr 2
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Alastair Sterne
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March 2025
When Our Gods Are Too Small
Midweek Meditations: Jonah 1:3-16
Mar 26
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Alastair Sterne
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When God Says "Go" and We Say "No"
Midweek Meditations: Jonah 1:1-3
Mar 19
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Alastair Sterne
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When God Says "Go" and We Say "No"
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Come As You Are-ish
The Impossible Possibility of Christian Hospitality in Metamodernism
Mar 16
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Alastair Sterne
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February 2025
Yes, I Still Believe That
Confident faith in our metamodern culture of cynicism and sincerity
Feb 26
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Alastair Sterne
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January 2025
We Don't Do Feelings Alone
Moving Through Emotions (and the Imagination) with Dr. Hillary McBride
Jan 14
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Alastair Sterne
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Julia Sterne
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Chasing the Wind
New Year's Reflections from a Tissue-Strewn Couch
Jan 5
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Julia Sterne
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December 2024
This Is the Main Event: A Poet's Guide to Everyday Wonder
A Conversation with Joshua Luke Smith About Finding the Extraordinary in Your Ordinary Life
Dec 9, 2024
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Alastair Sterne
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Joshua Luke Smith
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November 2024
Behold Our King Who Makes All Things New
A Reflection for Christ The King Sunday
Nov 25, 2024
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Alastair Sterne
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Finding Joy Beyond Shame
A Conversation with Ken Shigematsu
Nov 19, 2024
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Alastair Sterne
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A Time Sensitive Update!
Two special opportunities to help Longing for Joy reach more people
Nov 18, 2024
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Alastair Sterne
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Convicted Civility: A Christian Option in Political Division
Learning from Jesus in an Age of Antagonism
Nov 5, 2024
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Alastair Sterne
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Convicted Civility: A Christian Option in Political Division
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The Gift Of Your Words
A Guide to Reviewing Longing for Joy
Nov 1, 2024
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Alastair Sterne
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October 2024
Let's Share The Joy!
Your Guide to Sharing Longing for Joy During Launch Week
Oct 28, 2024
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Alastair Sterne
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Hearing God in a Noisy World
Tuning into God's Frequency
Oct 22, 2024
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Alastair Sterne
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God Behaving Badly?
Beholding the Complex Portrait of God and His Profound Emotional Life with David T. Lamb
Oct 15, 2024
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Julia Sterne
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Alastair Sterne
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The Performing Life
Trading the Pressure to Perform for the Freedom of Living for an Audience of One
Oct 8, 2024
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Julia Sterne
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