Family
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100 things that made my year (2023)
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8 min read
A collection of things that made this year cool, from vacations, things learned, to new things done. All wrapped up in one.
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The divine beauty of planning a Thanksgiving dinner
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3 min read
Thanksgiving is all about the food. That is how must Americans experience Thanksgiving: by eating through it. There are three kinds of Thanksgiving dinners: Always the same. Changing or negotiating between families Eating out. The Same The menu is pretty static for most of us. Turkey and carbs. And for many, the experience is also…
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Jesus’s Backup
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7 min read
This troubling passage about family isn’t about who is in the family, but about what being family means for the world.
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Jesus’s Life Was Always In Danger
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3 min read
For SundaySecond Sunday after PentecostProper 5B Collect O God, from whom all good proceeds: Grant that by your inspiration we may think those things that are right, and by your merciful guiding may do them; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and…
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Grandma’s Cookies
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1 min read
I made my grandma’s cookiesyesterday. My kids didn’t reallylike them. And why would they?They don’t really resemble a cookieat all. They are far more like agranola bar, cut into bricks and stored in plasticware. I remember them always in the pantry. Enough for visitors–the grandchildren, of course. I’m not sure we liked them much, but…
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Chosen Family
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4 min read
The story of Molly Brant (Konwatsijayenni) forces American Christians to face our devotion to nation and to our human family.