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Metaphorically Speaking

This year I was privileged to be invited to join an interdisciplinary group of scholars.  Together we will study the intersections of economics and metaphor

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Courage and the Border Crisis

photo credit: Freddy Rosas Jeff Munroe is away today. His daughter Amanda, Social Justice Curriculum and Pedagogy Coordinator at Georgetown University’s Center for Social Justice

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Adventures in Normal Life

Just the other day I walked to work–about seven blocks in all–for the first time since early July. It’s amazing how we take the simple

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Leading from Abundance

I’ve spent the past few days at Duke University Divinity School, discussing the topic of leadership with a diverse group of women and men serving

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A Few Recommendations for Fall

This week ushers in my favorite season: fall. And here in Grand Rapids that also means ArtPrize–which opens today. Since its beginning in 2009, ArtPrize

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Grandma’s Baptism

“I’m going to baptize my grandkids this summer!” These were the words of an Elder in my congregation, a grandmother, as she headed out for

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