Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
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Imposed Equilibrium
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4 min read
Being a journalist has got to be hard. Nasty emails and public trashing because, heaven forbid, you write a piece that doesn’t come off as some lukewarm non-story of two babbling idiots yelling at each other: particularly when your area of coverage is DC or the state capitols where those red-faced blowhards are your regular…
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Church: Club, Community, or Neither?
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3 min read
Awhile back I wrote about how much I hate announcement time. Go back and take a look at it, because I feel justified in saying that. Announcement time, as I’ve experienced it in the several congregations I’ve served has, for the most part, been a horrible train wreck. This is mostly the case because it is…
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A Theology of Personhood
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6 min read
When Rose and I began planning our family, Rose became pregnant easily. I was finishing seminary and had a position lined up and everything seemed to be going well. Then one weekend night, Rose woke me up to tell me something was wrong. She had severe cramping. Then when she went into the bathroom, she…
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What Is the Threshold of Responsibility?
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3 min read
This is a simple question. At what point do we take corporate responsibility for protecting another’s ignorance? What is the threshold? I was thinking of the proverb “A fool and his money are soon parted” and the above question popped into my head. Because why should we be so unsympathetic to the plight of the fool and…
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Killing the Wisdom of Youth
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4 min read
Think back to your junior year of high school. Remember the things that made your blood boil: what you really cared about. Have it? Now write down some words that come to mind. Just take about 2 minutes to do this exercise. Now look at the list. What do you notice? Who are you now…
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Advent Reflection by the Presiding Bishop
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1 min read
The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church released a short Advent reflection. Set aside a couple peaceful minutes for it: Happy Advent, everybody!