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Over the past year, I have read and heard reports of marriages either on the...
May 2021
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I once learned something interesting about giraffes from one of my colleagues. He was lecturing...
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Today is Palm Sunday, one of the most dramatic days on the liturgical calendar. But...
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Today's lectionary texts take us back to the basics. Sports fans old enough to remember...
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Three years ago, for the first time since 1945, Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day fell...
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When Selective Amnesia is a Good Thing
Tolerance, acceptance, and embracing difference--even in the face of established tradition and clear procedures--has been...
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August 2020
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Just short of a year ago, I spent a Saturday morning listening to a lecture...
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