Culture
What’s going on, who we are, and what the big deal is.
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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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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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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 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 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.
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The Michigan Militia It was the late 90’s and several militia groups, most famously the “Michigan Militia” had bloomed in the thumb-area of Michigan, just down the road from my college. The populist rage that would a decade later birth the Birthers and the Tea Party was a post-Waco response to a perceived lack of…