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Dec 9, 2011
Two Pies Lighter
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Early on Thanksgiving morning, I drove down an eerily silent College Avenue in State College, Pennsylvania, to deliver a couple of pies to the community kitchen in my church basement. The town felt strangely somber. Streets were empty, students and many of the faculty members—more than half the borough’s population—gone.... Read More + |
Dec 8, 2011
Crying in LaGuardia
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I’m pretty good about rolling with the punches, and I’ve had my share of mistakes at work. But this was different. Worse. After landing in LaGuardia, I checked my email messages as we prepared to de-board the plane.... Read More + |
Jul 5, 2011
Happy Accidents
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I was listening to a podcast of the radio show, On Being, as host Krista Tippet interviewed the astrophysicist, Lord Martin Rees, about how scientific discoveries - specifically, the deep structure of space and time - relate to spiritual life.... Read More + |
Apr 13, 2011
Mary, Full of Grace
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In 1982, when I was a sophomore at Baylor University, Tony Campolo spoke at a state-wide gathering of Christian college students. By the end of his sermon, provincial scales had fallen from my eyes and I saw my life with a more global perspective. I was rich, though I had never known it.... Read More + |
Apr 5, 2011
Your Life is Perfect
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My management team got together the other day to review our progress on a major corporate initiative. About a year ago we had laid out a huge, exciting new vision, and we've been working ever since to implement it.... Read More + |
Mar 10, 2011
Where Is The Man: Conclusion
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The following is the conclusion of a dramatic retelling of John 8:1-11. All of the interpretation I might have worked into a sermon is presented in the imagination behind this narrative. READ PART ONE. Jesus slowly lowered himself into a squatting position, eyes still on the woman.... Read More + |
Mar 3, 2011
Where is the Man? Part One
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The following is a dramatic retelling of John 8:1-11. All of the interpretation I might have worked into a sermon is presented in the imagination behind this narrative.... Read More + |
Feb 10, 2011
Through Pain and Grace Toward Redemption: Conclusion
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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Falling in love with the Pattersons. We met Robert and Heather Patterson at the Methodist Mission Home with case workers present. They were young, she in her 20s and he in his 30s. Their story is a common one. Unable to become pregnant, they tried various fertility treatments.... Read More + |
Feb 3, 2011
Through Pain and Grace Toward Redemption: Part Three
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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 The Decision is Made As the weeks of her pregnancy turned into months, our attention slowly turned to Shelby’s growing midsection. I had a hard time with her changing body. The transition from my little girl to mother had happened too quickly for me.... Read More + |
Jan 27, 2011
Through Pain and Grace Toward Redemption: Part Two
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Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Shelby was 17 when she became pregnant. Her boyfriend was 19. She gave birth shortly after her 18th birthday. Decisions When you discover that your unmarried teen-age daughter is pregnant, you feel anger, grief, sorrow, and shame among other emotions.... Read More + |
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