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Democrat or Republican: How Would Jesus Vote?

Maybe some of you have asked that question.  Maybe you’re asking it today as we head to the polls to elect America’s next president. Well, I’m sorry to disappoint, because I don’t have an answer.  The truth is, I’m suspicious [...]

The Importance of Form

The form of sermons has become this week’s focus with students in Preaching 501 with preacher and teacher Tom Long.  I’ll soon be listening to my students preach, some for the first time; and when they preach, their sermons will [...]

Family unValues: Weird Jesus Sayings

“If any of you come to me…and don’t hate your father and your mother, your wife and your children, your brothers and your sisters- yes, and even your own life!- you can’t be my disciple.” – Luke 14:26 So much [...]

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5 Tips for Facing Our Fears
Early this morning, I was just drifting off into the halcyon waters of deep sleep REM when my son woke me up to s

posted 10:36:06am Jun. 19, 2013 | read full post »

Small, Big World
It's good to be back here at this intersection between life and God. While we were away, my husband picked up a large coffee table book about space. (It's no wonder that he once nursed a d

posted 11:31:28am Jun. 18, 2013 | read full post »

Face Into the Wind
Greetings from Shelter Island, New York where I'm vacationing after the completion of the manuscript for Grace Sticks. (Next week I'll be back to the regular schedule of 3-5 posts a week.) "Kemah" is the name of my family's home here; the term is a Native American expression meaning "face into the

posted 12:39:48pm Jun. 14, 2013 | read full post »

Mental Health Break: "Dead Sea"
This week's feature comes from one of my favorite bands, The Lumineers, who recently performed in my city of Atlanta. "Dead Sea" is a song for every restless soul w

posted 10:05:49am Jun. 05, 2013 | read full post »

God of the Gaps: Survey Finds Americans Pray More in Disasters
It's another week of hermitic writing, I'm afraid, so you'll be hearing less from me as I push through edits from a second revision. But this morning I stumbled upon a report from Religion Today which I found interesting in light of my church small group's conversation yesterday around prayer and le

posted 10:57:37am Jun. 03, 2013 | read full post »


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