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Hamnet: Quiet Grief, Sentimental Speculation
Sitting in a dark theater for a couple hours watching a movie that has nothing to do with our current troubles served as a welcome

Little Pieces of Light
There are many kinds of darkness, aren’t there? And still yet, many more ways of experiencing and perceiving the different kinds of darkness.

The Testimony of Mary
A young woman in a patriarchal culture in a homeland occupied by a hostile empire and its toadies.

Rejoicing in Spite of Ourselves
This past week in Advent, we made it to the fancily named Gaudete Sunday—or, translating the Latin, “Rejoice” Sunday. Lighting the pink candle, singing “Joy

Finally, Succeeding at Advent
I think this might be the first Christmas where I’m truly doing only the things I want to do. That sounds dangerously selfish. But it

Pluribus and the Upside of Sin
Pluribus is the most morally interesting show since Breaking Bad and its sequel Better Call Saul. What these shows have in common is Vince Gilligan,

What We Now Call Joy
We’re more comfortable with metaphor than miracle.

Good Inside
Assume the best in ourselves and in others and get curious. Aim to connect rather than convince!

Feudal and Futile: On Creeds and Confessions II
The Reformed Standards insist on boundaries, divisions, and internal uniformity while we yearn for bridges, unity, and internal diversity.

The Surprise of Light
I crawled under the plastic branches to discover I had rotated the tree so enthusiastically that I’d pulled the light cord taut enough to rip

All is Not Fair in Love and War
I often rode Navy frigates along the Pacific coast of Central America that fell under Coast Guard authority for counter-drug operations.

I wonder what Jesus I need to come right now?
It was around 1980 that Trisha Zinger and I starred in what had to have been the best children’s Christmas program of all time. While