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Two Guys at the Ascension
Today is Ascension Day. It is a public holiday in parts of Europe. Hemelvaartsdag. New York City observes it by letting you not move your


The Fruit of Scientific Research
This experimental treatment is potentially life-changing for KJ. But it also serves to pave the way for using CRISPR-based gene editing for other diseases.


Remembering Better
While there is something noble and beneficial about looking back, the best way to remember the sacrifices of the past would be to change our


Looking for Jesus after Being Fired
I had a brief, tense interaction with my manager. She stormed out of the meeting, so I figured we would work it out when we


Windows on Mystery: Coming and Going
How is the risen Lord present to us and how not? And what are the relevance of those two realities? Resurrection questions.


Death to Self vs. Death of Self in the Pulpit
The more of your personality, humor, and stories you put in, the more it feels like the response to the sermon is a referendum on


A Vulgar, Tender Ethic of Friendship
They blustered, argued, and cursed the confines they felt, but there was real energy to it. They had something to push against.


Harm
Protecting the most vulnerable species from the finality of extinction has a unique gravity that is poorly addressed in regulatory language.


Some Small Corner of the Earth
The tomatoes were eaten by some kind of worm or bug, and the corn leaned over like a half-hearted question mark.


Hate Wrapped in Virtue
We’ve seen it before. And we’re seeing it again — hatred wrapped in the veneer of faith and flag.


The gravity of the binary
I used to be quite proficient in physics – not so much anymore. It turns out that it’s one of those subjects that only sits


Windows on Mystery: Joy
John 13:31-35 “Joy” may be too big a word. Joy tends to put pressure on us. Consider what happens to many people at Christmas. Perhaps