By Lauren Hovis I have deep gratitude and respect for the people who spent the better part of a year and a half working on the Illumination Project. I know this was a difficult task and I appreciate their servanthood. Nevertheless, I have to acknowledge that I am disappointed in the full recommendation. I think … Continue reading →

By Julie Pennington-Russell               Anthony de Mello, the Indian Jesuit priest and spiritual director, told the story of an elderly Chinese farmer who had a horse for tilling his fields. One day, the horse escaped into the hills. When the farmer’s neighbors sympathized with the man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, “Bad luck? Good … Continue reading →

By Doug Dortch  I will always remember the tension in the room at the 2016 CBF General Assembly breakout session in Greensboro, N.C., where the concept of the Illumination Project was first explained. The confluence of the tragedy of the recent Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando and the release of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling … Continue reading →