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Always And
by Rev. Melissa Cooper
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Why the 12 Days of Christmas Matter More than Ever

This is the first Advent season spent in local church leadership as a clergyperson. In my previous...
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Christians in General
by Christians in General
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Coming Out as Mentally Ill in the Church

I stepped up to the pulpit to say the words I spoke every week: “Good Morning! Welcome to White...
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Coloring Outside the Lines
by Cara Meredith
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Ripping Off Book Covers So We Might See Our Stardust Selves

I did it again the other day: I judged a book by its cover. I looked at the stack of books (which...
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Cultivating Glory
by Christie Purifoy
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Right Here, Right Now

In the churches of my growing up, I heard admired men from shiny pulpits say, "The only...
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The Doxology Project
by Brad Roth
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Faithful Pessimists, Aware Optimists

The Christian view of the world is inherently hopeful. God is real and Jesus is alive, so there’s...
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Dry Bones
by Kathleen Mulhern
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God's Failure to Act

As I work my way through Exodus again, I come to this verse: "Keep far from a false charge, and do...
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Everything Becoming
by Casey Tygrett
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Three Prayers Of the Restless & Scattered

A few years back, I completed a doctoral project on the topic of prayer (specifically prayers and...
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The Fluency of Hope
by Alia Joy
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A Turn on the Mat: The Gift of Weakness in the Community of Faith

Happy Friday, friends! Although I’ve not yet read my friend, Courtney Ellis's new book,...
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Joe Puentes
by Joe Puentes
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This Monday is Different

“This Monday is Different” No one likes the day after Sunday. We cringe at the thought of this...
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Mere Chris-ianity
by Chris Williams
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Christmas in November

It’s early November, and Michael Buble has already told me it’s beginning to look a lot like...
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Old Things New
by Laura Jean Truman
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Dissolving Words: Saying Goodbye to a Year in the Lectionary

I like how safe words are. I like how words string together and make puzzles, and how those...
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The Porch
by Jerusalem Jackson Greer
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Making a Beautiful Mess of the Bible

by Heather Caliri I am a big fan of a good to-do list. Give me some action items, goals, or...
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Spiritual Direction 101
by Teresa Blythe
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Prayer Exercise: Where Can We Find Faith In Media?

Media's place in our lives goes beyond the "Star Wars" prayer we tried a few months ago. In our...
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This Kinda Contemplative Life
by Ed Cyzewski
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Facing the 3 Types of Distractions from Prayer

Guilt tends to show up at one time or another in our spiritual practices. When I talk to folks...
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Walk & Word
by John C. Nugent
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King Jesus

I often hear Christians say something to the effect of, “I’m not into religion. I’m into having a...
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Zach Hoag Is Uncategorized
by Zach Hoag
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The Ghost of Christmas Present has a word for U.S. Christians

A Merry mic-drop. These are the days of American Evangelicalism's great revealing: a moral and...
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