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February 2016

February 15, 2016

This Lent, I’m Learning to Walk Again

When an early Easter will likely dawn gray and cold, snow still on the ground...

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,...

April 2015

April 02, 2015

Easter is an Invitation to Believe the Better Story

Without the bright light of the resurrection, I would always believe the sadder stories. They...

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...

December 2014

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...

October 2014

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...

June 2014

June 25, 2014

The God Who Wants to Be Noticed

I believe the universe, or more precisely, its creator, wants to be noticed. In noticing...

May 2014

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...

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...

October 2013

October 16, 2013

Did the Resurrection Happen? And Does It Matter?

Two fellow bloggers on the Patheos Progressive Christian Channel held a polite but pointed discussion...

August 2013

August 01, 2013

The Redemption of the Mundane: My Post at Convergent Books

There's a new imprint in town! Convergent Books is a division of Penguin Random House...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

Everyday Resurrections (& a New Bench)

This post is very slightly edited from its original version published last August. You'll note...