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A reflection by Cedar team member Robert Hendrickson.
When I first came back to the Church after a long period of atheism/agnosticism, I attended a newcomer class which sought to dive into important questions about the Church. It was informative, but I wouldn’t say it… -
Dear Friends in Christ,
This short series is about something wonderfully simple and deeply important. It is focused on learning to tell the story of God’s friendship with us, and discovering that sharing our faith is one of the most natural expressions of discipleship.
Before… -
A reflection by Cedar team member Regina Walton.
The staff of Forward Movement meets twice a week for prayer. For many years, these prayer gatherings were in person at Forward Movement’s offices in Cincinnati. These days, as there are both in person and remote employees,… -
A reflection by Cedar team member Taylor Devine.
“One of the most powerful things a person can say is, ‘Let me tell you what God has done in my life.’ Not because every story is dramatic. Not because every story is finished. But because testimony… -
A reflection by Cedar team member Regina Walton.
Just a few days ago, the Church observed the feast day of St. Benedict of Nursia, author of the Rule of St. Benedict, a handbook for monks about how to live in community. Even fifteen centuries after… -
A reflection by Cedar team member Taylor Devine.
Early this month, Robert Hendrickson and I gathered with local Church leaders to film “Telling Our Stories,” a short course to be released August 4. Its approach to neighborliness, to friendship, and to the dignity of people… -
A reflection by Cedar team member Robert Hendrickson.
In June of 2025, Alliant International University in San Diego unveiled a new statue which features two hands clasped at the wrists—one reaching down, the other reaching up. It is named the Statue of Responsibility and is… -
A reflection by Cedar team member Robert Hendrickson.
The spiritual vitality of a church is not something separate from the spiritual lives of its members; rather, it emerges from them.
When individuals are growing in prayer, worship, Scripture, service, generosity, and a living relationship with… -
A reflection by Cedar team member Robert Hendrickson.
A number of years ago, a seminary classmate and I traveled together in China. It was 2008, the year of the Beijing Olympics, and Beijing had never looked better—or so it seemed.
Ancient neighborhoods had been bulldozed…
