name
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Called by name—for Easter
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2 min read
Recognizing the risen Jesus seems like it should be easy for those who knew him best. So why can’t Mary recognize him…at first?
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A New Name
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2 min read
If you had a different name then the one you were given, what would it be? What would mine be? Really, what goes into a name?
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Name—More than what we call him
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1 min read
We often pretend names aren’t that important. But when we name, we recognize the power they have in our lives.
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Two Other Drews
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4 min read
Drew isn’t a terribly common name. So how crazy is it that I ran into two other people named Drew in 24 hours?
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Blessed with a Name
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6 min read
Andrew I don’t know how old I was. Maybe 8 or 9. Around my daughter’s age when I first learned what my name meant. And later where it came from. Andrew, from the Greek (Andreas) means “strong”. But I haven’t always felt strong. Not in middle school or high school. Or even college. Christmas 1A…
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Denali: the kind of symbolic gesture we’ve needed so that maybe now we can stop being dicks
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4 min read
When I read the news that the White House would change the name of North America’s highest peak, I was elated. And thankful. Mt. McKinley will now be Denali. Outstanding! The article was posted under the headline on Yahoo!’s frontpage: Obama renames North America’s highest peak The president’s action is a symbolic gesture to Alaska Natives on the…