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The real temptation
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3 min read
Stories of Jesus’s temptation are great opportunities for us to examine what tempts us. It goes much deeper than we usually think.
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The great tension at the heart of Lent
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1 min read
What is going on for many of us in Lent is being told that we need self-control and then reading why control is a problem.
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Always the Innocents
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3 min read
The feast day of Holy Innocents is the part of the Christmas story that never makes it into pageants. But we need to hear it each year.
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I don’t want to see crosses in nature
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4 min read
Many of us pretend this symbol is both innocent and inspiring. That it isn’t political. But it always is—especially in nature.
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It isn’t just that Pearl Jam was right
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1 min read
We have treated the time Pearl Jam took Ticketmaster to court like a foolish endeavor. Now we’re the fools.
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A Cause for Celebrating
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2 min read
The story of Jesus healing a man’s blindness should be joyous. Instead, faith leaders are making everyone miserable.