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Last week I sent this email to several people I know:

Greetings!

I’ve been in a somewhat creative mood for the last few weeks, and, in trying to find an outlet for it, thought of a great idea (I think, anyways).

One of the things I’ve been mulling over recently is how Paul affirmed truth wherever he found it. This tells me that believers shouldn’t be afraid to look and learn from nonbelievers. I’m a big fan of online collaborative efforts like Wrecked for the Ordinary or Burnside Writers Collective, but I’m interested in one that isn’t exclusively Christian. I want to see an online community emerge full of people from all walks of faith (or no faith) that agree that all humanity is worthy of compassion, generosity, and mercy.

I don’t know if this is possible. I don’t know if it’s possible to put these kinds of people together and not have them trying to convert one another. But I’d like to try. I’d like to see people put aside their differences for the greater good. I’d like to see us learning from one another and inspiring one another and encouraging one another.

Would you like to join me? If you would be interested in participating in this joint effort, let me know. If you’re not, but you know someone else who might be, feel free to pass this email along to others.

I still don’t really know what this will look like. There have been folks who have expressed interest, and I’d definitely like to get moving on this. Essentially, what I’m thinking at this point is that each week there would be a topic/issue and people would write about it from their own perspective (whatever it may be). This would not be an opportunity for debate or argument. There would, of course, be forums where discussion could take place, but the main site would not be an appropriate place for finger pointing and the like.

All of this is open to discussion, of course. Any suggestions or ideas are also completely welcome.