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Pulpit Magic

A young woman came into my office yesterday, terrified. I don’t know much about her background. She [...]

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Vegetative Parables

Author’s Note: Friends, if you enjoy writing and would like to hone your skills, consider applying for [...]

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Prayer and Preaching

The things we carry with us — our race, our education, our gender, our families, our age, [...]

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Preach What You Know

I’m reading a novel by a best-selling author that reminds me of one of the cardinal rules [...]

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A Walk on the Wildflower Side

Last weekend I drove with some friends to the Red River Gorge of eastern Kentucky [...]

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Worship Is About More Than Personal Preferences

I would love to install a policy that anyone who [...]

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To Lily, Signy and Angela: Shalom. God’s Peace

These past five Wednesday evenings, my colleague Mark Stenberg and [...]

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Courage to Follow, Courage to Lead

Few people thrive on conflict. Yet leadership can bring us [...]

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The Year of Matthew or When Small Birds Return

Without small birds, the world would be very quiet. In [...]

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The Footwasher’s Hall of Fame

I hate being wrong. I really hate being wrong in [...]