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December 2015

December 24, 2015

My Christmas Pageant Moment

This post was originally published on the Episcopal Café web site on January 21, 2010, and has...

July 2015

July 22, 2015

Who Exactly Are “the Least of These”?

Which interpretation of Matthew 25 is more likely to inspire us to love our neighbor,...

July 21, 2015

A Theology of Radical Attachment: Finding God in Clutter & Strawberries, Long Walks & Big Rocks

While our messy attachments to people, places and things sometimes complicate and distract, they also...

June 2015

June 16, 2015

Why I’m Still a Christian

I’m still a Christian because the Biblical story speaks to my deepest needs, longings, pleasures,...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Why We Need the Resurrection

The resurrection isn't so much something that we believe in, or don't. The resurrection is...

March 18, 2015

Why “What Would Jesus Do?” Isn’t Exactly the Right Question

In college, my favorite professor assigned Charles Sheldon's 1896 classic In His Steps when we...

February 2015

February 09, 2015

Why Even the Smallest Good Work is Worth Doing

Jesus showed us how even small acts of care are multiplied in God's economy, so...

December 2014

December 23, 2014

Is There a Right Way to Celebrate Christmas?

Christmas. It's such a mixed bag, isn't it? I'm an unapologetic lover of all things...

November 2014

November 03, 2014

When Failure Leads to Blessing

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down,...

October 2014

October 24, 2014

It’s Still a No Brainer for Christians to Support Gun Law Reform

When it comes to many controversial sociopolitical issues facing Christians (and everyone else) today, I...

October 21, 2014

A Christian Response to Brittany Maynard’s Decision to Die

The face on this week’s People magazine cover is Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old, recently married woman who went...

October 20, 2014

Does the Bible Leave You Disquieted? Read This Book (Even Better, Win a Free Copy!)

The Bible is an invitation. An invitation to contemplate who we are, as individuals, communities,...

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...

May 2014

May 14, 2014

The God of Laundry and Transformation

It makes sense that God became incarnate as a man. Not because God is one...

May 08, 2014

Why I Stopped Feeling Guilty for Wanting a Beautiful Home

For years, I pored over magazine spreads and home catalogs, made graph-paper renderings of kitchen...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

Why I’m Grieving World Vision’s Decision

A colleague expressed frustration yesterday at the accusatory back-and-forth that has resulted from World Vision's...

March 26, 2014

Why I Support the Ordination of Women & LGBTQ People

I support the ordination of women and LGBTQ people because if I didn't, I would...

March 25, 2014

What Happens When We Pray

I don't understand how prayer works. But I believe in a God who is good,...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

The Problem with the Honey-and-Cinnamon (& Every Other) Miracle Cure

A post making the Facebook rounds claims that “a mix of honey and cinnamon cures...

February 19, 2014

Does the “Fetal Cell” Problem Justify Religious Exemption for Vaccinations?

Rachel Stone posted yet another excellent article about the importance of childhood vaccination for public...

January 2014

January 20, 2014

MLK’s “Single Garment of Destiny” & Slavery’s Legacy

My friend Kate was featured on NPR's "Race Card" project last week, talking about her family's history...

January 07, 2014

Deep in a Place of Exile, Waiting for the Return

I don't much like when people I care about are deep in the "exile" part...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

God with Us, Even When Christmas Stinks

Many things can get in the way of the happy, sparkling Christmas celebrations to which...

December 18, 2013

A Busy Advent Doesn’t Make You a Bad Christian

When she was only two days old, my firstborn was the subject of an Advent...

November 2013

November 11, 2013

Redeeming My Grocery Routine to Feed Those Who Are Hungry

Of all the chores, I loathe grocery shopping the most. There are just so many...

September 2013

September 23, 2013

Why I Love Pope Francis’s Radical (Not Really) Take on the Gospel

I am enamored of Pope Francis. Every time he clarifies what he believes about the...

September 16, 2013

Did Jesus Get Cranky Too? Thoughts on an Incarnational Faith

I snapped at my daughter the other night over something trivial. As I helped her...