Month: February 2021
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› Read more: Stillness is Not Stasis
Stillness is Not Stasis
In a nation historically known for its restlessness and in an age where productivity and action are highly valued, stillness…
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› Read more: Harboring the Mob: A Lenten Devotional
Harboring the Mob: A Lenten Devotional
“Evil is unspectacular and always human,And shares our bed and eats our own table…”-W. H. Auden from “Herman Melville” This…
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› Read more: The Ascendancy of Astrology
The Ascendancy of Astrology
The Target dollar zone destroys budgets, but it also gives a window of insight into our culture. As a mother…
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› Read more: Reigning in Responsibility
Reigning in Responsibility
When both nature and nurture agree on something, what is a soul to do? Both personality tests and the test…
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› Read more: Harboring Hatred and Hope: A Lenten Journey
Harboring Hatred and Hope: A Lenten Journey
We are officially in the Lenten season, a forty-day period in the liturgical calendar that is intended for reflection and…
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› Read more: Fiction in a Fractured World
Fiction in a Fractured World
When life feels out of control and the news too heavy, I find myself drawn to one of two places:…
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› Read more: Power in the Parenthetical (Counting Cups of Cold Water)
Power in the Parenthetical (Counting Cups of Cold Water)
In a world obsessed with the flashy and seen, God’s kingdom often advances through a parenthetical power. For every front-page…
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› Read more: Summing Up a Life
Summing Up a Life
For many of us, the past year has moved death from a distant idea to a dreary reality. Our American…
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› Read more: Impolite
Impolite
My momma raised us right. We were trained to chew with our mouth closed, say please and thank you, and…