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Hatchlings is our blog dedicated to inspirational client stories and big ideas in ministry innovation. From astrophysics to farming to the church down the street, we believe that God-breathed, wild ideas can come from anywhere. 

Out of Frame

Out of Frame

CW: This post contains references to gun violence and domestic violence. I was listening to a podcast the other day about a man who was shot. The gunshot was an accident, and it happened decades ago, when he was hanging out with some friends. One of them was admiring...

The Missing Cockroaches

The Missing Cockroaches

There is some evidence to suggest that, in the last 30 years, there has been up to a 90% decrease in the cockroach population of New York City, and similar declines in Chicago, LA, and most other major American cities. This kind of thing is a bit hard to study because...

Brunch with Benedict

Brunch with Benedict

There is something inherently sacred and special in the act of cooking and eating together. In cultures all over the world, holidays and special occasions are celebrated with large communal meals, often cooked at home. When we gather, when we rejoice, when we...

Holy Man

Holy Man

I met a man last week who described himself as a Navajo Holy Man, or a Medicine Man. His name was Calvin. He explained that he had grown up without knowing anything about Christianity, or even speaking a language that the bible existed in. When he came to faith as a...

Sweeping Cheerios

Sweeping Cheerios

I did the math and I swept eleven times on Tuesday. Eleven separate times. Three meals and day plus two snacks for two kids, plus mess from preparing those meals and snacks, plus leaves and dirt tracked in from the playground, plus a container of panko with a lid that...

Chicken Bones

Chicken Bones

I recently was listening to this podcast about why there are so many chicken bones on the streets of New York City. I don’t live in New York, and I don’t see many chicken bones on my street, but apparently this is a real issue, particularly for dog owners, who are...