Category: Blog

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The Last Sea

This is the fourth in a series of posts about my mom’s death from lung cancer in November of 2020. Click here to read about her last meal, here to

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Blisters

The joke turned on me with a rather stunning swiftness. My brother and I had just set out on a three-day hike of the Mdaabii

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It’s grief.

I snapped at a dear friend last week. I blame COVID. Well, I blame myself actually, but COVID goaded me into it. I’ve been in

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Words Wire Us

While driving home from my Sunday morning preaching opportunities, I am often able to catch at least part of the NPR radio program “Hidden Brain”

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Sojourners in a Time of Homelessness

“I feel homeless,” said Susan. “Why?” queried Andrew. “I mean, look around,” Susan continued. “This summer blistering heatwaves have killed hundreds of people here in

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An Audible Gasp

If a pastor is truly blessed by God in their life of ministry, they might have one moment in a worship service so shining and

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Once more, the Eman story

And this, you have to believe, was one of the grandest moments of her life, the day that Dutch royalty–King and Queen–visited Michigan and called

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IPCC Sixth Assessment Report

On Monday, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the sixth assessment report and by Monday evening, the news cycle was ramping up with

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