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Gretchen Schoon Tanis

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Comfort in Consistency

You could feel the anxiety and worry oozing out of the headlines. As the summer has progressed, the headlines out of Germany have trumpeted the

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An Autobiography of Call

Over the past number of decades, there has been a turn towards an autobiographical approach in the field of Practical Theology. Practical theologian Heather Walton

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Dispatches from Deutschland

Author’s note: this is the first in a series of reflections written as letters to my mom, but you can insert your name here, too.

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Still Practicing

It’s not very often that you want an instant faith do-over. If I think back through my life carefully, there might be only two or

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A Simple Peek

There are certain times in life when Scripture, a sermon, and life all join together to bring some clarity to life. The joining of those

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The Arms of Christ

My dad died in a car accident five years ago. It made it more strikingly difficult because my husband and I, along with my sister

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Martha, Mary, and the Baby

She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her

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Shifting Focus

My husband and I are expecting our first child any day now. Carrying a child during the Advent season offers one a new perspective on

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