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March 2015

March 09, 2015
“Really,” he said, “I'm not one for sunflower and birdsong. It's just too precious, too...
March 04, 2015
“There is a part of the soul that stirs at night, in the dark and...
March 03, 2015
Christians love a conversion story. American Christians especially. Kelli Gissendaner’s is a good one. Faith leaders...

February 2015

February 27, 2015
Why did the llamas cross the road? a) To get farther away from Kansas; b)...
February 25, 2015
The Lord is my shepherd,      whether I like it or not. I shall...
February 24, 2015
I usually put out a playlist sometime around Holy Week. But this year, I started...
February 19, 2015
I'm tired of writing about Kansas politics... So let's talk about Oklahoma instead! I was...
February 18, 2015
From dust you were born. And to dust, you will return. Is that a threat,...
February 16, 2015
I wrote this last week as a guest post for Ed Cyzewski, who is running...
February 05, 2015
Ah, the reject pile... No, not photos of people who got kicked out of new member...
February 02, 2015
Don’t worry. I will not attempt to talk sports. I’m just here for the commercials....

January 2015

January 22, 2015
Listen, I don’t have a wildly inspiring story about the time I met Marcus Borg,...
January 14, 2015
I triple dog dare somebody to go and try the new ‘vegetarian slider’ at White...
January 12, 2015
Guest Post by Brandon Gilvin When I woke up this morning, I expected to write...

December 2014

December 30, 2014
If I had to pick a word-of-the-year, it would be "privilege."  You either know why...
December 24, 2014
A communion meditation for Christmas Eve... Every good Christmas story has a villain. An Ebeneezer...
December 23, 2014
For clergy with small children, it’s kind of a sick joke: your longest work day...
December 20, 2014
Last week, I wrote about those holiday songs that set our teeth on edge/cause ear...
December 17, 2014
At Saint Andrew, we create space during Advent for those who might be dealing with grief, illness,...
December 11, 2014
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…Some grating, tedious songs...
December 10, 2014
Guest post: My friend Nikki Adcock Williams is a wife, a mom to two amazing kids...
December 04, 2014
This the growing edge of Advent: to take a time fraught with stress and damaging...
December 02, 2014
This the growing edge of Advent: to take a time fraught with stress and damaging...

November 2014

November 27, 2014
Maybe it’s a sport in your family. Some people play flag football or ultimate frisbee...
November 24, 2014
This is a sermon. I rarely write them out in manuscript form, and even when...
November 20, 2014
It was Sunday morning. I stopped at my favorite, may or may not have chosen...
November 17, 2014
Guest Post: Rev. Erika Marksbury is the Associate Pastor on staff with me at Saint...
November 12, 2014
Over the weekend, two young people in our community committed suicide. These young women went the same...
November 05, 2014
So. Nobody wins. The myth of scarcity, the fear of other, and the rhythmic force of...

October 2014

October 31, 2014
Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Politics in the Pulpit. Read other perspectives here....
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