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Nurturing New Leaders

Next week I’ll be in Houston, speaking and preaching at a conference that is for young adults in the seminary discernment process. The students will

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The First Sunday in Lent

Because you have made the LORD your refuge, the Most High your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, no scourge come near your tent.                         

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A Puritan Valentine

I like the invitation Steve Mathonnet-VanderWell posed in this space last Tuesday to “share” (“just share”?) religious terms that we personally want to give a

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I’m Giving Up Hell for Lent

Theresa Latini is taking a short break from her rotation on The Twelve. While she’s away, we welcome Kate Kooyman. Kate is a minister of

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Size 7 ½

I’ve never been a fan of the poem, “Footprints.” In fact, that’s an understatement. Any of my students reading this today will no doubt laugh

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Words I Avoid

Like many of you, words matter to me. I select them carefully. In theological contexts, there are some words I avoid pretty thoroughly. They aren’t

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