Where's the Good Stuff this week?

Friday 6/6/25 roundup of what I'm reading on Substack

I love talking about letting go of the ‘stuff’ of ministry - what’s holding us back from the joy of church.

And getting to the ‘Good Stuff’ - sharing the love of God, finding beauty and miracles everywhere, living in hope and peace.

I find so much Good Stuff on Substack - it’s one reason I love this platform. I feel so connected to the best of church, ministry, and Christian faith. Plus so much creativity, beauty, humor and wonder in general.

Of course I can’t help sharing!

Here’s what I’ve found this week:

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God stuff

• ‘Monster vs. Messiah’, by

  Beau Stringer
  . How to understand violence in the Bible.

• ‘How Certain Are Clergy of their Faith?’ by

  Ryan Burge
  . A very eye-opening set of graphs…

• ‘The Perfect Storm: Why Liberal Christianity Faces an Existential Crisis’, by

  Tripp Fuller
  . This is the best thing I’ve read in awhile. He completely nails the struggles of the mainline church, I think.

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Church stuff

• ‘Rethinking Church Rentals’ by

  Loren Richmond Jr.
  . He’s preaching to the choir with me! Use your space hospitably - and sustainably.

• ‘A Colony of Heaven in a Divided World’, by

  Dennis Sanders
  . Religion, not politics. It’s important.

• ‘10 Things I Appreciate About the Early Church’ by

  Barrett Merrill
  . Since I’m starting my own faith practices based on the early church, this was right up my alley!

• ‘How Catholicism Got Cool’ by

  Madeleine Kearns
  . Fascinating.

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Other stuff

• ‘Confessions of a Bad Host’, by

  Ben Christenson
  . Hospitality - Biblical and otherwise.

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I wrote a couple of things, too!

• ‘Re-imagine full-time clergy’

• ‘How do I become a Christian?’
  

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