March 20, 2012
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With Tragedy, the Rest is Distraction
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3 min read
This morning I was brought silent. What is tragedy is also now a lawsuit. And the impetus for a new piece of state legislation. A mother giving birth a couple of weeks ago has become an advocate for reform, but not the kind of reform that would bring back her son or protect someone else’s…
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The Imperfect Science
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5 min read
God is perfect, but our worship isn’t, despite what we might think. The seemingly fixed nature of our worship belies the truth: worship throughout history has been spontaneous and full of joy. We have gone through eras, particularly the medieval period, in which liturgy (the work of the people) was done in a language unknown to its…