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Following Tracks in the Dark

In the preface of her new book of poems, her seventh, Jeanne Murray Walker asks “Why read poetry?” and answers: poetry has given us “solace

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Story-Shaped Lives

I still have the handmade birthday card my fifth grade teacher gave me—an enormous piece of folded yellow construction paper with a big orange bookworm

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The Ordeal of the Sermon

Every Sunday night I repeat the same dumb little joke. I say to my wife, “Hey hon, guess what I have to do tomorrow.” She

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Take a Poet to Lunch

“How do you find all that time to read?” a friend asks. “It’s my job,” I respond. “As a minister, I am a servant of

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What Language Shall I Borrow?

Whether your bent is toward biblical, historical, systematic, or narrative theologies, it is fair to say that each contributes something valuable to the greater good

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The Fragrance of Faith

The more you read this story, the more it seems to glow, almost dizzying us with sensory overload, not unlike the fragrance of Mary’s poured

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Making the Pitch

This last year I started working with my son in his construction business. It is a small business, and Daniel is also the most important

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