For many, retirement starts with a visit to Human Resources. There are forms to sign, benefits to review, keys to return, and maybe even a handshake from one of the HR workers. Some leave with relief after decades of hard work...
How is the church honoring its retired workers?
Workers who retire after years of service and dedication to the church should not be forgotten.
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October 2026
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE
Speak of the dead
When a loved one dies, kids deserve honest and empathetic conversations about death. They benefit from participating in rituals of rememberance.
BY LIUAN HUSKA
Beacons of life
Resilience hubs that provide resources to help people survive extreme weather and other climate impacts have become a key part of some parishes’ missions.
BY REBECCA RANDALL
The greatest story
Rather than a rulebook or instruction manual, scripture should be where kids learn who God is and what God is like, says this pastor.
AN INTERVIEW WITH MEREDITH ANNE MILLER
Where waves meet
Radical hospitality that embraces the diversity of global wisdom traditions can foster an interfaith spirituality beyond proselytism.
BY JAMIE MARICH
A living language
What lessons might Eve’s story teach us if we inherit it untainted by its tellers?
BY TE’SA LUBANS DEHAVEN
“As liberation theologians have told us, without the perspectives of the poor we cannot fulfill our call to mercy as a Christian community.”
Berit Reisenauer Guidotti
