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Poetry was my first introduction to creative writing. A staple assignment of the first few days of most years of elementary school included writing an acrostic poem using our first names—each...
Read MoreThe fact that Joseph’s story—the story of being sold into slavery by his own family, finding healing, and coming into power to ultimately save his people—became a hit Broadway musical is...
Read MoreIt is not unusual to see “TW” (trigger warning) on a syllabus or on social media to alert readers that the content may include references to issues, ideas, or stories that...
Read MoreOne of the biggest misconceptions about Jesus is that he expected and wanted his disciples to suffer. As the Rev. Naomi Washington-Leaphart said, “Suffering is not redemptive.” These words fly in...
Read MoreGod’s way of seeing the world is fundamentally different from the way we see it. This is never more clearly illustrated than in the Beatitudes that we read today. Every statement...
Read MoreToday’s Gospel reading makes a curious claim about Jesus. Luke says that “power came out from [Jesus] and healed all of them.” This is one of the most compelling claims about...
Read MoreThe Resurrection is one of the most challenging claims that the Christian faith makes. It takes a lot of faith to believe that Jesus died on the cross for the sins...
Read MoreThe people we surround ourselves with shape our perspective and lifestyle the most. We’ve all had the experience of being around someone who is always negative, always expecting the worst thing...
Read MoreThe grass in my backyard remains constantly brown unless we water it every day. But we live in southern California where droughts are common, so water conservation is more important than...
Read MoreFaith often requires us to trust in a perspective other than our own, which is an incredibly hard thing to do. It often asks us to suspend our rational judgment for...
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