Category: Blog

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In Defense of Hobbies

When I was in graduate school, I wanted to try something new, so I joined a local roller derby team. I loved the opportunity to

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Go to Dark Gethsemane

It’s here we reach the pinnacle of Christian doctrine and a hornet’s nest of intra-Christian disputes

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Life on the Border Today

Illegal crossings peaked in the first Trump administration and again early in Biden’s term, but the numbers have been declining since 2023 and are now

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Lead Us Not Into Temptation?

Many struggle with its final petition: “Lead us not into temptation,” in the King’s English. Does God tempt people into sinning?

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Blossom and Rise

A friend asked me weeks ago now, “what can we do?” and I put him off, promising I’d think about it and write something. But

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Our Own Superheroes

Because I moved so often as a child–nine places but thirteen residences–I’m apt to say I’m not really “from” anywhere. But that’s probably not totally

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Tribal Loyalty

I have spent a lifetime metabolizing split allegiances and belonging to different tribes.

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When the Darkness is Gone

If we think God is a vindictive judge, we’ll imitate that God, on the assumption that God loves a favored few and hates everyone else.

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Heaven’s Laughter

It is not surprising that Jesus should speak of laughter and rejoicing as the proper response to his announcement of reversals at hand with the

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