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July 2013

July 26, 2013
My church shares space with a secular preschool. It is a WONDERFUl school. As far as I know,...
July 23, 2013
The paparazzi camps outside the hospital, around the palace, near the home… clammoring for an...
July 19, 2013
There's this cabinet in my house. It's supposed to be a hallway linen closet, but...
July 10, 2013
Ugh. It is no secret that ‘moving’ consistently appears in the category of ‘most stressful...
July 05, 2013
I just read a book called The Orchardist that Amazon reader reviews assured me was wonderful!...
July 02, 2013
When the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ gathers in Orlando this month for its General...

June 2013

June 26, 2013
So...this happened today. 1: FINALLY. 2: Seriously, 5-4? How is this still a thing? 3: Can...
June 25, 2013
When I first answered a call to ministry, I think I told the Lord something...
June 21, 2013
Guest Post by Cristen Wathen "The only normal people are the ones you don’t know...
June 18, 2013
We might not see it all the time, but I know that the church is...
June 12, 2013
 My friends over at HerKentucky are doing a special series during the month of June...
June 06, 2013
As is so often the case... I was late to the party. The virtual wake...
June 04, 2013
Designers of the 'Ark Encounter' theme park in Hebron, Kentucky want park-goers to have an authentic...
June 01, 2013
I remember when dance recital week was the busiest/most stressful week of the year. I...

May 2013

May 29, 2013
It's fixin to be June in Phoenix. Lord help us... Some of you know that...
May 26, 2013
Nine years ago—this weekend exactly—I was ordained to Christian ministry. I remember a few things...
May 21, 2013
           Dear God,                    What the hell…??                    Thanks in advance for your quick reply....
May 17, 2013
"Dunder Mifflin, this is Pam." I once heard a television critic on NPR discuss the...
May 14, 2013
Nine years ago--almost to the day--I sat in a small meeting room with a committee...
May 01, 2013
If you ever wonder what pastors talk about when we get together, the topics are,...

April 2013

April 30, 2013
It's always fun when people send you free books. A few weeks ago, I got...
April 19, 2013
The Lord is my shepherd, whether I like it or not. I shall not want....
April 16, 2013
In the wake of a tragedy like yesterday's bombing, we ask the age-old question: why...
April 11, 2013
When a church is dying, The Body wants to know why. When people are leaving (or just...
April 09, 2013
I'm finally letting myself believe it: the enormous pile of children in our sanctuary is...
April 04, 2013
I've got a testimony. That's a word we don't throw around in mainline progressive circles...
April 02, 2013
He is risen! Happy Easter, and all that. I don't usually post my sermons in...

March 2013

March 28, 2013
I'm going to say a thing. Stop me if you've heard it: "Just because I...
March 27, 2013
Have you seen ‘Lars and the Real Girl?’ If not, stop reading this—no seriously, right...
March 26, 2013
Throughout the season of Advent,  Christmas music (for better or worse) blares at us everywhere we...
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