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February 12, 2022

Blest Be the Ties that Blind: How Unhealthy Attachments Prevent Us Seeing the Needs of Others

The Lord’s Supper was over. The last morsel was chewed, the final drop swallowed, and...

February 06, 2022

Ten Things Christians Shouldn’t Say to Grieving People

Sometimes you just wanna punch someone in church. Or yell. Or tell them to go...

February 04, 2022

Retributive vs. Restorative Justice: Doing Good to Those Who Harm Us

My incarcerated client told me that our jail assigns tablets to inmates so they can...

February 02, 2022

Grace in the Eyes of the Lord

"I'd rather have all my teeth drilled at the same time than have my picture...

January 2022

January 31, 2022

Maus Trap: Book Banning is About Control

“Don’t read those books,” Christian leaders told Teenage Me. “They’re dangerous for your soul.”  They...

January 29, 2022

He Called Me a Zen Baptist

When the 95-year-old Zen Buddhist monk Thích Nhất Hạnh passed away, I reflected on the...

January 26, 2022

I’m a Little Teapot: When Anger Boils Over

Yesterday, a homeless client threw a drink at me. Then he threw a table. I...

January 24, 2022

Ramshackle Religion

Some old houses can be remodeled, and some need to be torn down. Is your...

January 20, 2022

The Beatitudes: Continuum of Spiritual Growth

The Beatitudes are not a list of happy sayings, but a continuum of Christian growth....

January 18, 2022

When “Standing on the Promises” Leads to a Fall

“Pray for my wife who’s on a ventilator,” says a family friend. “We are standing...

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