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Ellen Painter Dollar

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June 2016

June 13, 2016

In Hamilton vs. Orlando, I Choose Hamilton

We can choose to harness history's power—the power of the stories we tell—to claim hope...

December 2015

December 04, 2015

Hope is the Hard and Necessary Work of Advent

Practicing Advent hope in the face of hopelessness is the fundamental—sometimes hardest—work God has given...

December 08, 2014

All Good Things (& Christmas Trees) Come to An End

The sight of a Christmas tree strapped onto a car roof awakens all kinds of...

August 2014

August 13, 2014

How Robin Williams’s Suicide is Changing How I Love My Kids

We spend a lot of time and effort in our culture to encourage our kids...

July 2014

July 07, 2014

WWJD About Independence Day?

The important question isn't whether we should or shouldn't acknowledge Independence Day in church. The...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

Looking for God in a Long Winter

Last Wednesday was the breaking point for me. The last straw. The bottom of the...

July 2013

July 25, 2013

Why I’m Celebrating the Royal Birth

Oy. So much cynicism. Ever since Kate Middleton gave birth to the new prince, George...

June 2013

June 21, 2013

[Snapshots from Oak Ridge] It Bloomed After All

I'm starting a simple Friday tradition of posting a snapshot from the environment in which...

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