Sabbath for this year and beyond

Learn techniques for keeping sabbath in a productivity-obsessed world for the new year and beyond.
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A Prayer without End

A Prayer without End

by Sarah Carson When I was a freshman in college, my roommate asked me to go with her to a popular new church in town. It was the mid-2000s, and I was used to getting dressed up for church on Sundays, singing hymns out of a hymnal, and listening to a preacher explain...

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God’s help during transitions

God’s help during transitions

by Dr. Crystal L. Hall August can be to the calendar year what Sunday night is to the week. With the impending end of the weekend, it’s easy to experience dread as your thoughts turn to work. You start adding items to your to-do list. Or worrying about an impending...

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Five steps for creating rest in a world of busyness

By Dr. Crystal L. Hall
This article offers five steps with accompanying biblical principles for creating rest in a world of busyness. MORE ›

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Boldcafe Monthly Dinner

Join Boldcafe writers + friends for conversation and dinner! Once a month we meet with some of our popular writers to talk about our favorite articles and more! Bring your own dinner (B.Y.O.D) and sign up via Zoom. Signature cocktail/mocktail recipe included. MORE ›

Boldcafe dinner invite

Join Boldcafe writers + friends for conversation and dinner, Thursday, February 1 @ 7 p.m. (CDT)!

Once a month we meet with some of our popular writers to talk about our favorite articles and more! Bring your own dinner (B.Y.O.D) and sign up via Zoom.

The Rev. Ralen M. Robinson will host our conversation and lead our discussion about finding God in desolate places during Lent. Join us!

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Every month we offer a podcast version of one of the articles. Listen to, “Advent: A season of illumination,” written by the Rev. Emily Carson from the December 2019 issue. You can listen here or get it from iTunes. MORE

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