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For the Great Creator
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7 min read
Stephen, Righteous Abel, and the blessing of creativity a Homily for St. Stephen’s Day (observed) | Text: Matthew 23:34-39 And yet GOD never said he didn’t appreciate Cain’s gift! GOD just loves being surprised. GOD loves to see us stretch ourselves and try new things and use all of our gifts and currencies to express our…
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What I love about the Atlanta airport
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1 min read
If you’ve never been, you’re missing out. Traveling between terminals, you go underground. Rather than taking the train, walk, or better, stroll. It is like an underground museum. Right now, there is an Atlanta history project that is pretty sweet. Even better is a collection of urban photography between terminals D and C.
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Fooling Expectations
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6 min read
Suspense in action By the time the car pulls off the lot and drives down the road, I was more terrified than I had ever been by a movie. The beginning of Psycho had my guts wrestling my fast-beating heart for room in my throat. And yet nothing scary has happened yet at that point…
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Eating Scripture: Even the Dogs Get Scraps
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2 min read
Today I’m kicking off a weekly video series called “Eating Scripture” in which I attempt to break apart this week’s gospel in about 4 minutes or fewer to pass out the juiciest and crunchiest bits for each of us to chew on over the weekend. This week, we dive into the text (Mark 7:24-37) which contains a…
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Children’s Stories: “Duck & Goose”
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2 min read
[This is part three in a series on our favorite children’s stories and is being cross-posted on my new parenting blog. Please visit the first post for instructions!] Shortly after my daughter was born, her bilirubin level spiked and we had to take her into the hospital. Our brave girl was taken through the ER up to…