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Spot on Psalms — Psalm 25: Which God Are You Worshiping?
Most people wouldn’t go to a fake doctor on purpose. If, heaven forbid, we should end up in the questionable care of a medical imposter,

Kicking around tribalism and diversity on the pitch
The comparison between being a supporter of a club and playing in ever-changing teams has been on my mind lately. It’s a study between tribalism

I Made a Mental Note that Night
It’s crazy what you remember, but I remember that it was so dead quiet in that room that the crickets in the darkness outside were
Chipping Through the Ice
What was happening to the writer who first sang “Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen? Nobody knows but Jesus.”
Why Does Jesus Weep?
I learned to cry by watching my father, a man of many emotions.

Heresies I Have Loved: III
While I brace for impact, I have some secret sympathies for Marcion’s claim that we should do away with the Old Testament.

Donald Trump, Theologian
Religion’s back now, hotter than ever before, I have to tell you. The National Prayer Breakfast was held on February 5, and since its beginning

Spot On Psalms
“Why, O LORD, do you stand far off?” it asks, straight out of the blocks. “Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?” So

Smooching, Origins, Yellowstone, and More
Origin stories have consequences. Whatever you believe, consciously or not, is the way things “really are” will become your stage directions. Each of us will

A Compassionate and Gracious God
To this point in Scripture’s story, God speaks and God does things. But, here for the first time, God actually says what God is like.

Campfires
Lent begins in darkness and asks people of faith to search and sit with it, to sit with the uncertainty and longing — and if

Dust and Ashes. . . and soil
I like the dust and ashes and all. But I really like the ground.