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The only stories we can tell truthfully are our own. Our stories look different to others than they do to us. Perspectives, experiences, and hopes shape the way we tell our...
Read MoreAn ambassador is never off duty. Whether inconvenienced, flustered, or frustrated, ambassadors must remember that they represent more than themselves. Their words and actions reflect on the one for whom they...
Read MoreIn 12-step groups, the community rejoices over each sign of progress, no matter how small. One day of sobriety is better than no days. One week of acknowledging powerlessness is better...
Read MoreThe once ubiquitous “All Are Welcome” sign has become disdained in many church circles. It is not that churches do not wish to welcome all people. The tension is between the...
Read MoreSome stories are so familiar that it is easy to miss the details right in front of us. Cultural studies of the Prodigal Son narrative from Luke 15 have shown that...
Read MoreThere are beatitudes found throughout the Bible. Any sentence beginning “blessed are” offers guidance into a life of joy and possibility. Such blessings come from living in alignment with God’s will...
Read MoreSurely the “disgrace of Egypt” belongs to Egypt. The shame of having enslaved other persons and having them escape, the embarrassment to Egypt’s gods—this should be ascribed to the Pharaoh and...
Read MoreWow! God being angry? I often struggle when contemplating a loving Creator who is capable of such an emotion. Anger is incredibly powerful and tempting to hold on to. But many...
Read MoreThe theology of place is shown in Jesus’ leaving his hometown of Nazareth in Galilee and journeying through Samaria down into the region where John is baptizing followers. Jesus hears a...
Read MoreImagine coming up from your baptism and being driven by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be alone in silence for forty days to be tested by God. What? Must...
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