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Drawing the bad hand – When both of your choices suck.
I wrote over a thousand words, trying to rationalize decision-making in the midst of bad choices. And it was all very sensible. And an utter crock. Because sometimes, we’re stuck with complete and total junk. Some of you might be thinking of the election. That’s fine. But there are many more choices that are far…
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If God Is Love, What’s With All the Hate?
It’s a good question. If we believe God is love, how can there be so much hate? In the world? Among Christians? What does it say about us when we consider the old song “They will know we are Christians by our love” or Jesus’s instruction in John 13:35: By this everyone will know that…
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Why Arguing Against Protesting Police Is a Bad Idea
I support the institutions of our community. Both in my word and through my tax dollars. I want a healthy and just community. That’s the reason I also support public outcry and calls for justice in the midst of injustice. And the current concerns over police brutality are just such an example. Whether it’s marching…
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Telling Someone To Get A Real Job In the Gig Economy Doesn’t Help
Some people know the power of joy. My friends at Starbucks do. We greet each other, How are you? – Awesome! Big smiles brighten my day. Today, one of the biggest smiles was being pushed around. I’m supposed to be praying the morning office. Well, I am, but I can’t help but hear them passed my earbuds. She’s…
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The two-word phrase we need to stop using
As a kid, I was too into comic books. As a teenager, I was too into civil rights. As a college student, I was too into critical theory. As a young adult, I was too into deep thinking. As a priest, I’m too into theology. Forever a nerd. Always told that I’m “too into” something.…
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What Exactly Are We Never Forgetting?
You’ve heard the calls to #NeverForget. Tragedy and trauma bring out sudden calls for solidarity and collective memory. As if time whisks away such frightening moments like a vapor. A morning mist dried by the first direct rays of sun. That this is in direct contrast to our society’s instruction in the midst of personal tragedy is…
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Why We Chose to Send Our Son to Kindergarten
Every parent wants the best for their kid. We want them to have every opportunity and live the life of their dreams. We want them to have every chance at success. We want it so bad. But do we ever stop to ask if our hopes for them are the right hopes or our sense…
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My Visual Manifesto
My first manifesto was a simple declaration of faith. My second manifesto came as a way of changing the church. My third manifesto is this website. Today. I rediscovered minimalism a couple of years ago (I even made a Lenten devotional around it). But it was a particular minimalist manifesto which had the most profound impact on…