Urban Loft Publishers

Welcome to The Urban Loft. This is the home of Urban Loft Publishers, a Portland-based D.I.Y. small-batch artisan publishing company. Urban Loft Publishers focuses on ideas, topics, themes, and conversations at the intersection of urban studies and theology (and missiology).

Portland, OR
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Pilgrims of the Alley by Dave Arnold

Book description: Sometimes people wonder why they feel stuck in life, as if they are living out their days in an unnatural and often hostile environment. But the truth is, this is a reality for people attempting to follow Jesus in our world. We are displaced persons. But God is at work in displacement. And it’s in this environment – in the alleys of life – where extraordinary growth takes place and our faith grows the most. This book is about a journey of understanding how we are to navigate a life of faith amid a world of such uncertainty, and oftentimes, of great darkness.

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Urban Reflections // ULP Blog
CORE: Planting in the Heart of the City

Yesterday as I rode my bicycle all through Portland's central business district, Goose Hollow, and various inner-SE neighborhoods I was listening to a podcast from The Urbanist. The topic of the podcast that I had downloaded was on pedestrian zones in various cities throughout the world. Through ...
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