Faith • Liturgical Reflections Ash Wednesday, and a Longing for Grace Dr. Steven Garber | 2 min read For a thousand reasons, very near to my heart, I find myself awakening to the poetry of U2’s “Grace.” Perhaps it is that today is Ash Wednesday, beginning days and... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Three Ways to Embrace “Downward Mobility” in Your Work this Lent Mark O'Keefe | 6 min read A cold wind blew through the plywood press box protruding over the top row of empty metal bleachers at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, Va. It was a... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections A Story of Grace: Liturgy, Labor, and Congregational Life Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read Sometimes we smile at how things work out. Early on in our life of The Washington Institute, the Lilly Endowment drew us in to help with a far-reaching grant that... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections A Collect on Work Hans Hess | < 1 min read “Thank you God for the privilege of working in this world you have created. Thank you for allowing us to share with you in the joy of creation and in... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Wrong Wall, Wrong Ladder Ray Blunt | 10 min read What happens when you reach the last rung on the ladder only to find that it was up against the wrong wall? Ray Blunt shares lessons learned on the professional... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections Our Work Loves Our Neighbor: Did Jesus Waste Most of His Life? Anne Cregger | 4 min read We long for our work to matter to God; indeed, many days we long for it to matter at all. And we wonder… Mr.’s Hotaling, Gilman and Baugh have put... Continue Reading