Feb 24, 2016
In this weekâs edition of our weekly newsletter from Scott Gunn and the Forward Movement team, Scott looks at the lessons we can all learn from St. Matthias, a man who was put into a new role he couldn’t have anticipated. Dear friends in Christ, Today the church celebrates the Feast of St. Matthias. We know little … Continue reading Forward Today: What Matthias Teaches Us
Feb 19, 2016
In this weekâs edition of our weekly newsletter from Scott Gunn and the Forward Movement team, Scott considers the often vicious social media response to Justice Scalia’s death, and asks us to join him in practicing Christian compassion online. Dear friends in Christ, Many readers of this email live in the USA. But wherever you live, you probably have some … Continue reading Forward Today: Practicing Our Faith Online
Feb 10, 2016
In this Ash Wednesday edition of our weekly newsletter from Scott Gunn and Forward Movement, Scott reflects on the “great gift in the Ash Wednesday liturgy.” Read his full letter for the day below. Dear friends in Christ, Today we begin the solemn journey of Lent. It is certainly sobering to have the ashes placed on our … Continue reading Forward Today: Reflections for Ash Wednesday
Feb 10, 2016
One of our most powerful meditation resources this Lent is Meeting Jesus on the Margins: Meditations on Matthew 25. These reflections look at Jesus’ mission with the hungry, the sick, the imprisonedâthe marginalized. Today, Ash Wednesday, we’re posting the first reflection from the volume, written by Mike Kinman. It’s part of a first section that … Continue reading Meeting Jesus on the Margins: Ash Wednesday
Feb 3, 2016
In today’s edition of our weekly newsletter from Scott Gunn and the Forward Movement team, Scott suggests picking a single challenge for Lentâand focusing your energies upon that. Read his full letter below. Dear friends in Christ, Yesterday I was with the clergy of the Diocese of Long Island speaking about discipleship. In the course of my … Continue reading Forward Today: Pick One Thing for Lent
Feb 3, 2016
How do you practice your faith at home? Is worship of God a Sunday-only event, or can you make it more? Forward Movement announces a new online resource for families that invites daily, faithful practice as a community of disciples. The project, Grow Christians, led by editor Nurya Love Parish, will launch the week of Ash Wednesday. âThere … Continue reading Grow Christians: An Online Discipleship Community for Families
Feb 2, 2016
Fourteen-year old Jack Whittaker has been programming since he was nine years old. His latest project? A new app from Forward Movement, released this weekâjust in time to become part of your Lenten devotion. The app, Journey Through Lent 2016, brings Forward Movementâs popular Join the Journey Through Lent daily coloring calendar to the digital world. The app provides daily … Continue reading New Join the Journey App for Lent
Feb 1, 2016
If you miss out on any of our print books for Lent (the deadline is this Wednesday for Ash Wednesday delivery), not to worry! Our resources are also available as ebooks via Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, or iTunes. Here are four great Lent resources you can still order as ebooks for the season. Meeting Jesus on the Margins … Continue reading Four eBooks for Lent
Feb 1, 2016
Artist Kathrin Burleson, who created the gorgeous Soul’s Journey: An Artist’s Approach to the Stations of the Cross, is hosting an online course on the Stations for Lent on ChurchNext. Here’s a preview of this great offering: The course is designed for group study and wonderful for both those new the Stations, and those who … Continue reading Video: Stations of the Cross Online Course on ChurchNext