Category: Blog

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Kind and Dutiful

Refugees. It’s a term that strikes fear in the hearts of some, and compassion in the hearts of others. After World War II, the United

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Combating Correction Fatigue

I call it correction fatigue. Correction fatigue strikes when you are in the middle of grading students’ papers and you come to a paper that

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Buffalo Chip

  A full rack of ribs, with beans and slaw, will cost you twenty bucks at Buffalo Chip Saloon and Bar, Cave Creek, AZ. Sounds

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Pride and Delight and Joy

Whenever I read biographies of writers (which, given my job as an English professor, is probably more often than the national average), I’m always interested

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Where the Bodies are Buried

Long term pastorates are often recognized and celebrated for the depth of relationships, the continuity and trust that develop over the years. Having served nearly

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The White Stone

As Reformed Christians, we share a bedrock principle with the Lutherans for our following of Jesus: We are saved by grace through faith alone. Theology

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O Rejoice in All Your Works

“The day of my spiritual awakening was the day I saw and knew I saw—all things in God and God in all things.” — Mechthild

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