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The Economy of Small Nothings
There are a thousand things in our lives we treat as if they are nothing. But the weight of carrying them all weighs on us regardless.
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Grammar rules and grammar suggestions
We want the rules of grammar to be fixed. They are not. Like everything in life, our desire for certainty is compromised by life itself.
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The value and depth of how we look
How we look communicates something to other people. Only part of which is something under our control.
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The true scarcity of good soil
Our soil is dying. We’re killing it. And this idea messes with us. With how we see ourselves in light of this danger.
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The false scarcity of good soil
Jesus doesn’t give us a challenging teaching here. It’s straight-forward. But our brains do something weird with it.
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The Challenge for Moral Persuasion
There are things all people value. But we’ve entered a time in which building up those connections are nearly impossible.
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The counterintuitive way we avoid problems
When wrestling with a problem like climate change, we get lost, confused, and frustrated. But we do this on purpose.
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Offering Water
In Pentecost, we have a miraculous event of divine communication. But the challenge is in remembering we are disciples.