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The Necessity of Darkness

by Nicole Havelka | Dec 3, 2017 | Advent & Christmas, Community, Self Care, Yoga & Church | 0 Comments

We have a problem with darkness. Not only because the white majority in the U.S. has some seriously, immoral unresolved needs for power and control over people with darker skin. Not only because we anesthetize ourselves with drugs, alcohol, food, caffeine and all...

Want More Young People in Church? Bring on the Darkness

by Nicole Havelka | Apr 24, 2014 | Faith Formation, Pop Culture | 1 Comment

You just know something’s up when the theological and spiritual significance of darkness makes the cover of Time Magazine. The cover article this week explores ideas in Barbara Brown Taylor’s new book, Learning to Walk in the Dark. Throughout history, Christianity has...