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June 2010

June 30, 2010
"In the dialectical movement of not "too much" and "not too" little, when it comes...
June 29, 2010
Several times a week, I willingly enter a small, 105-degree heated room and engage in...
June 28, 2010
When I’m preparing to preach on a text, after I pray for guidance, I begin...
June 28, 2010
"I was raised in a conservative Christian home. But, by the time I entered high...
June 25, 2010
"All are saved eventually, even the Hutarees and Westboro folk, who may surprisingly find themselves...
June 25, 2010
"In a world of chaos and complexity, this week’s scriptures invite us to trust God’s...
June 24, 2010
If you had to choose one book that has most deeply affected your faith life...
June 23, 2010
Leaders of the Presbyterian Church (USA) offer this pastoral letter and resources to those affected...
June 23, 2010
Why do so many Christians understand God in a way similar to other human agents,...
June 22, 2010
"Today's texts invite us to choose to expect great things from God and ourselves. In...
June 21, 2010
"If I were preaching from the lectionary in June/July and wanted to do a series,...
June 21, 2010
While I'm quite ambivalent about fundamentalism and its dualisms of saved and unsaved, heaven and...
June 20, 2010
What book has most deeply affected your faith life over the last ten years? That's...
June 18, 2010
Over at the Evangelical Portal, Tim Dalrymple has created quite a stir with his piece...
June 17, 2010
It’s one thing to affirm what the church, or an individual, believes. It’s quite another...
June 17, 2010
"In all fairness I should say that I have really no problem with using “In...
June 16, 2010
Jesus Freak and Take This Bread author Sara Miles joins the conversation about the one...
June 16, 2010
Twible author and acquisitions editor Jana Riess shares the book every Christian should read this...
June 15, 2010
"Parenting is much more than a Hallmark card or movie (as much as I like...
June 15, 2010
Over the next two weeks, we've invited some of our favorite theobloggers to share the...
June 14, 2010
"Within this world of limitation, God is still at work, making a way out of...
June 13, 2010
We long for paradise. It's as if something deep down cries out within us and...
June 13, 2010
"My God – I cannot pray today. I have tried to pray but my heart...
June 11, 2010
At times I find myself at spiritual odds. The poetry of my worship life is...
June 11, 2010
"It seems many religious leaders these days aim to discourage people from questioning their faith....
June 10, 2010
An exciting week for interreligious dialogue and the future of theological education: Claremont School of...
June 10, 2010
In our lectionary text for June 13 from Luke 7:36-8:3, Simon the Pharisee objects to...
June 10, 2010
Father’s Day is a day when we stand on our father’s doorstep and offer him...
June 09, 2010
What would have happened to our Savior had his family been refused comfort and hospitality...
June 08, 2010
As summer begins, spiritual director Christine Valters Paintner offers this invitation to slow down and...
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