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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
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My friend Penny brings new light to Christmas through a discovery of a missing verse from the classic hymn: “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”. I’ve always loved this evocative hymn, with its angels and their unfurled wings coming to us through a mysterious door from heaven to bring God’s news to us in splendid…
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Fixing What We Got Wrong
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My mentor during seminary, The Rev. Darren Elin once remarked that we get our two biggest holidays backwards: we celebrate Christmas the night before and Easter the morning after when it should be the other way around. Boy was he right. This is my first Christmas in 5 years in which I wasn’t one of…
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A Humble Beginning
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My Christmas Message Christmas isn’t just some story about family. It isn’t about shopping or gift-giving. It isn’t about all the hoopla. And even “putting Christ back into Christmas” is to make Christmas something it isn’t. It is way more than that. Have a very Merry Christmas!
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Coach Stands Against Bad Tradition
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Jim Mora, Jr. is the new football coach at UCLA. He doesn’t yet get to take charge, but in his first week there as an observer, he found the seniors engaging in a nearly 30 year-old tradition of skipping practice. Mora’s response? “I’m not about making threats, and I’ll keep that between the players and…
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Posteriors, Hypocrisy, and Sexist Politics
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There’s something about serial hypocrisy that just doesn’t taste right. This is particularly the case when what is being said is 1) mean spirited and 2) not something you’d say about your own Mama. Personally, I come from the school that says you probably should steer clear of calling someone’s Mama something you wouldn’t want…
Make a New Normal
