--- title: Christian Living Tips | Faith & Spirituality Insights | NewChurch Live Blog | Community description: Community | Deepen your understanding of Christian living, including tips on community service, managing your faith and spirituality, and finding a supportive community through the NewChurch Live blog. image: https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/hubfs/prateek-gautam-wX1GSlEHzuc-unsplash.jpg --- [![New-Church-Live-Logo-White](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/hs-fs/hubfs/New-Church-Live-Logo-White.png?height=45&name=New-Church-Live-Logo-White.png)](https://newchurchlive.tv/) - [WATCH](https://newchurchlive.tv/watch/) - [READ](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv) - [LISTEN](https://resources.newchurchlive.tv/podcasts) - [EVENTS](https://newchurchlive.tv/series/events/) - [GET INVOLVED](https://newchurchlive.tv/give-volunteer/) - [ABOUT](https://newchurchlive.tv/about/) - [ABOUT](https://newchurchlive.tv/about/) - [Who is Swedenborg?](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/emanuel-swedenborg-founder-of-the-new-church) - [About Pastor Chuck](https://newchurchlive.tv/about/#get-involved) - [CONTACT](https://newchurchlive.tv/contact/) [DONATE](https://pushpay.com/g/newchurchlive?src=hpp) # Subscribe To ## Our Blog ![](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/hubfs/Pastor_Chuck.png) #### Recent thoughts on: Community [← Back to All Posts](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/) [![Help Carry New Church Live into the New Year](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/hs-fs/hubfs/eliyah-reygaerts-_kDvbRPX77c-unsplash-1.jpg?width=596&name=eliyah-reygaerts-_kDvbRPX77c-unsplash-1.jpg)](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/help-carry-new-church-live-into-the-new-year) [Faith](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/faith), [Community](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/community), [Service](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/service), [Support](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/support), [Connection](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/connection), [Hope](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/hope), [Gratitude](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/gratitude), [Online Church](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/online-church), [Purpose](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/purpose), [New Church](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/new-church) ### [Help Carry New Church Live into the New Year As we come to the close of this year, we find ourselves filled with gratitude.](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/help-carry-new-church-live-into-the-new-year) [Read More](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/help-carry-new-church-live-into-the-new-year) [![spiritual spring cleaning](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/hs-fs/hubfs/toni-reed-BmwEhjQBmyU-unsplash.jpg?width=596&name=toni-reed-BmwEhjQBmyU-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/spiritual-spring-cleaning-taking-stock-and-clearing-space) [Community](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/community), [Spiritual](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/spiritual), [Life](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/life), [Spring](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/tag/spring) ### [Spiritual Spring Cleaning: Taking Stock and Clearing Space A breeze through the window. The smell of lemon, pine, lavender, or fresh linen. A freshly mulched garden bed. Crystal clear windows. Sun reflecting off a freshly cleaned floor. These are all signs of spring cleaning. For many of us, they likely elicited a very specific feeling. 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Martin Luther King’s work simply overflows with beauty, all grounded in the richness of the Christian message. Every year, cyclically, I find myself re-drawn back to two MLK ‘legacies’. (A) A document – “Letters from a Birmingham Jail”. (B) A concept – “The Beloved Community.”](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/insight-beloved-community) [Read More](https://blog.newchurchlive.tv/insight-beloved-community) ### LOOKING FOR WAYS TO LIVE A ## Meaningful Life? 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