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Cara Meredith

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Cara Meredith is a writer, speaker, and editor who writes at the intersection of spirituality and culture. A former high school English teacher and nonprofit outreach director, her writing has appeared in numerous print and online publications. The author of Church Camp (Broadleaf) and The Color Of Life (Zondervan), she holds a Masters of Theology and lives in Oakland, California with her family.

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God-Haunted Waiting Rooms

There's a couple of sentences my friend Marlena has in her book,... read more


Write the Light

You know how when you get something new, learn something new or... read more


Reminder: "You're not a Doing. You're a Being."

A funny thing happened on the way to the school the other... read more


A Story of Race, Revisited

There's a scene I write about in my book, when my father-in-law... read more


Where does God meet you?

It's always an honor to get to preach the Good News! This last... read more


Theotropic Enigmas, All Around Us

My friend Christopher says that each and every human is a theotropic... read more


The Time and the Invitation is Now

Perhaps like preachers across America, I couldn't help but point folks towards inaugural poet... read more


How I Read, A Lot

With the new year comes new reading intentions, and if you're anything... read more


A Psalm for our Yearning-for-Light-in-Darkness Selves

A couple of days ago, I sat staring at Psalm 90. Really,... read more


Some Thoughts on Rejection

A couple of weeks ago I got a rejection, or shall I... read more



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