Where Love Rejoices
I. It wasn’t my best work. Loosely stacked in three-line stanzas, any punctuation replaced by large toothless gaps between the clauses, the poem was as awkward...
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Dec
Common Ground
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Dec
A Night to remember
One of the marks of Christian celebration is an exuberant naming of why we rejoice. Celebration is a meaningful and just thing to do, even...
17
Dec
From the Tradition: Ring those Christmas Bells
There is a tradition in Dunedin, where I live, where church bells are rung whenever the first albatross of the season returns to nest at...
17
Dec
A Burst of Celebration
As I reflected on the theme of celebration, collage felt fitting as a medium. Collage enables an exploration of the potential of what already exists....
17
Dec
Monthly Practice: Simple Acts of Celebration
The celebration God calls us to never comes cheaply. In times of struggle, celebration can seem frivolous, wasteful, and disconnected, but, as has been explored...
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Dec
Field Notes: Tim Fenwick
Tim Fenwick is deeply passionate about food and hospitality. He participated in Venn's Summer Conference (2019) and is married to Ashlea, a Residential Fellowship alumna...
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Nov
Common Ground Editorial: November 2021
In the past couple of years, I’ve found myself writing prayer poems. Typically unadorned, they stand awkwardly in the corner of the page; but as...
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Nov
The Homely, Humble, and Courteous Lord
For truly it is the most joy that may be, as I see it, that he that is highest and mightiest,noblest and worthiest, is lowest...
19
Nov
The Tremendous Heart of Things
So often we miss it. Harried and distracted, dazed by the seasonal onslaught of tinsel and faux snow and forced cheer—Happy Holidays!—we stumble into Christmas...
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Nov
Songs for Advent
In the weeks leading up to our celebration of Christmas day, you’ll know that various strains of seasonal music begins to dominate the airwaves. Some...