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February 2016

February 23, 2016
It can be confusing... The Week of Compassion is both an organization, AND an actual week...
February 22, 2016
Here's the good news. And the bad news. Conservative evangelicals are getting nervous about Donald...
February 19, 2016
It is early days. A long road stretches out between here and November. I know...
February 17, 2016
It's all heavy sometimes. Life. Ministry. Lent. Winter. An election year. All of it. Some...
February 10, 2016
I've been planning this for weeks. An intentional out-of-office beginning to Lent; traveling to different...
February 08, 2016
Monday morning quarterbacks--this is your day to shine! Have fun cornering your colleagues at the...
February 02, 2016
I once had a teacher who suffered from severe mysophobia (fear of germs) to the point...
February 01, 2016
I found myself beginning morning prayer today with a sincere "Dear God... please do not...

January 2016

January 21, 2016
It must be something in the water, they say... When a common trend takes hold...
January 19, 2016
This story about Donald Trump speaking at Liberty University is so full of gross things,...
January 18, 2016
Thanks, readers, for sharing your observations of Martin Luther King day. I've enjoyed your pictures and...
January 14, 2016
Many of the miracle stories in the gospels have a common denominator: the hush factor. After...
January 11, 2016
If I won the lottery, I would not buy a fancy house or car. I would...

December 2015

December 30, 2015
Dear Friends and citizens of the internet, I know I'm not  alone in feeling that...
December 24, 2015
My high school English teacher--the one who showed me the wonders of eliminating 'to-be' verbs...
December 22, 2015
Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light. This winter image, offered up by...
December 17, 2015
Here's what I did NOT need to see: that article from "Christianity Today" about how...
December 16, 2015
"Look Daddy! Every time Trump gets 'booed,' an angel gets his wings!" ...is the thought...
December 10, 2015
Most years, I’m a Christmas minimalist. My kids get 3 or 4 gifts each—some of...
December 03, 2015
I'm going to have to call the police on my neighbors. The liturgical police, that...
December 01, 2015
I swear I didn't lose it on purpose. Here's how it happened. When my daughter...

November 2015

November 30, 2015
Normally, I’m a purist. Nothing green or sparkly goes up at my house until the...
November 28, 2015
We don't know much, in these early hours after the shooting at a Planned Parenthood...
November 24, 2015
Repeat after me: Not all Muslims are extremists; the U.S. Government ALREADY does rigorous screening on...
November 17, 2015
I had no idea... I had no idea that so many people were total experts...
November 11, 2015
We rail against gun culture, the gross injustice of capitalism, and the disintegrating lines between...
November 09, 2015
Lots of good things start with imaginary Christian persecution. For instance: My first viral blog...
November 07, 2015
It's been a big week in Kansas City. Following the Royals' World Series win, we pretty...
November 02, 2015
The Royals won the World Series last night for the first time in 30 years,...

October 2015

October 28, 2015
Guest post: Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon Think back to the images from last year in...
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