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Hobby Lobby decision restricts religious liberty
Today’s decision does not expand religious liberty, but restricts it. In a Darwinian example of the rights of the powerful expanded on the backs of the weak, the Hobby Lobby decision is a boon, not to Christians, but to corporations and a particular kind of pro-corporate Christian. The Decision Despite the media coverage of the…
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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s prophetic moment – Zack Hunt and Cosmos
I love taking the opportunity to share a post I would’ve written. Even better is when it is a post about finding GOD in the unlikeliest of places, including from the lips of a noted skeptic. That’s my kind of work. Zack Hunt nails it this time with his “A Lesson On Faith From Neil…
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Why we aren’t massacred
On the auspicious 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, in 2014 Beijing was silent. I was in elementary school at the time and entirely unaware of what was happening. My moral compass was guided by a narrative of “us” and “them”. Of a United States that loves freedom and a China that so clearly hates…
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A Prayer for all of us on this, the true Mother’s Day
On June 2nd, 142 years ago, Julia Ward Howe worked to move all Mothers in support of peace, and bring an end to the viciousness and evil of war. She wrote: Arise, then, women of this day ! Arise, all women who have hearts, Whether our baptism be of water or of tears ! Say firmly :…
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Writing Visually
Very important heading here Several weeks ago, I spent several hours on the same piece. Not writing it. Not editing it. Posting it. Over and over. Some of it technical problems. Hitting the backspace key at the wrong moment, making the browser reload the last page, and losing all of my work. Formatting issues with…
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Have you checked out the new site, yet?
As most of you already know, I’ve moved my site, updated it, and put some new bells and whistles in it. I’ve connected my newsletter service and made that the primary way of keeping up with the blog. I also have a few surprises to come this summer that I am really excited about. If you…
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Living Risen | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Living Risen | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church In this week’s Question + Response for St. Paul’s, I tackle the idea that the gospel needs to be made more personal, simple, and distilled for us to actually live it. Here’s a hint: maybe it doesn’t.
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Daily Reflections for Holy Week
Daily Reflections for Holy Week I’ll be producing a daily reflection for each day of Holy Week at my new blog. Go visit it or sign up for the newsletter on the signup page.