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The bravest person in church on Sunday might seem like the one who has all the answers. It might seem like the one who is armed with certainty and conviction. Who is quick to point out how “those people over there” are doing it wrong. (Do you hear the steely tinge of righteous…

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I’ve been reading a wee bit of Ralph Waldo Emerson lately. (Yes, I realize how snooty that sounds, but hear me out because I’m really not trying to…

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I’m taking a class in apocalyptic literature that’s pretty darn fascinating. In these texts, there’s a lot of talk about God “coming down.” So what do…

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The opposite of “I love you” isn’t “I hate you” but “I don’t care.” Sometimes getting angry at someone (an emotion that feels a lot like hate at times…

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The law is all about seeing in black and white. The gospel is all about seeing in color. The rational human mind can easily get on board with black and…

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How did the Christian church go from following someone who taught us to love our neighbors and expect persecution… to a church that oppresses its…

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I was just thinking… Maybe a good thing to give up for Lent isn‘t meat or soda or cheese or chocolate but the idols of performance and prowess that so…

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