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Forming Finitude
Spiritual practices for mere mortals, part 1
Media Notes: A thoughtful, humane life with tech
And other post-vacation reading and listening recs
A Connective Mantra for Disconnecting Times
Going back to the Latourian well for more social inspiration
Media Recs
What I've been reading and listening to while I get my life back together
Saying Goodbye (& Hello) to a Formation Course, Part 1
Gratitude for five years of student insight in Adapting Christian Formation
Grief and the Unspeakable Gift of Photos
On the wisdom of mourning rituals and the stories evoked by images
Jesus the Teacher and the Hard Row
A metaphor for the value of keeping our distance?
Interlude: Gratitude for Bob Uecker
Hoping to resume regular posts next week
Connection & Care on Social Media—Especially for Young People
A conversation with researcher Dr. Angela Gorrell
Surrendering to the Mystery
Press play for pop Advent vibes
Play is a dial, not a switch
Thoughts on having fun amid dire socio-political chaos
A story, some links, much love
Remembering 2016, appreciating a wide range of analysis-toward-action
A Grab Bag Full of Play Inspiration
Read to the end for some surprisingly creepy faces sustained through a song that is great but NOT. SHORT.
Call for Stories: Moral Formation
I can't stop thinking about this Robert Putnam interview
Hybrid, relational, dynamic – Space as a social practice
Doreen Massey helped me "see" learning spaces differently
Edith Ackermann wants you to take responsibility
~or~ Kyle wants to teach more constructivism theory via Star Trek GIFs
'Nones' the Word: More data about religious disaffiliation
And a couple points about why we should care
Quick Data: Has the growth of Nones leveled off?
Survey says ... maybe? Or at least slowed?
Course View-Along: Belonging lives in the 'between moments'
A culture week insight from Carla Roland Guzmán
Listening Notes: Responsive and realistic church innovation in the 'mixed ecology'
"How do we pay for it?", I can't help myself from asking
Course Read/View-Along: Emdin's Reality Pedagogy
How the Emdin's "7 C's" shape my church & seminary teaching
Course Read-Along: Terminology & Communities
How does what we call our work matter?
Spielplatz: European playground parenting
Independence, self-selection, and non-anxious (non-)presence