Looking for a mental break? Miriam Diephouse-McMillan, author of Sacred Balance, shares her book's a-ha moment, what she hopes you'll take away from reading the book, and some of the wisdom she's picked up in her work in mental health and faith.
Blessed Minds is a guide to helping your church and other groups grow to truly reflect love and acceptance of all, including neurodivergent people. Compassion, vulnerability, and justice are all a part of that welcome. So are creating a neuroinclusive worship experience, strategies for welcoming neurodivergent families, theological insights on neurodiversity as part of God's beautiful creation and learning from neurodivergent ministers about their own unique ministries.
In this Q&A, Teresa Mateus, author of Sacred Wounds: Finding Your Path to Healing from Spiritual Trauma, shares how she realized her work needed to become a book, why this second edition is relevant a decade after the first edition's release, and the best piece of wisdom or advice she's received.
Chalice's core values focus on Jesus' path to wholeness, social justice, anti-racism, and supporting marginalized communities. We embrace intersectionality, dismantle unjust systems, and affirm God's diverse creation in our work toward a more just and compassionate world.
Suzanne Nadell grew up in small-town Illinois, the daughter of a pastor in the Independent Christian church movement, a theologically conservative tradition that shares its roots with Chalice’s denomination, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Despite hearing a call to...
In this Q&A, Sarah Griffith Lund, whose newest book is Blessed Minds: Breaking the Silence about Neurodiversity, shares what inspired her to write the book, what she hopes readers will learn from the book, and what Appalachian site is on...
In this Q&A, Suzanne Nadell, author of Wired to Lead: Being the Leader the Church didn't Think You Could Be, shares who most wants to read her book, defends the state of journalism, and tags her favorite line of the...
In honor of Black History Month, we invite you to read the words of authors who are inspiring and challenging all of us to create a better world. A world for all of God's beloved—young and old—where we can have real conversations about anti-racism, healing after the violent attacks on black bodies, and strategizing to move forward together towards a less divided world.
In this Q&A, Terri Hord Owens, author of Facing Jerusalem: A Lenten Journey with Jesus and General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), shares the title's Biblical roots, how she hopes Jesus' reliance on prayer and scripture can inspire us today, and her love of outlines.
