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January 2019

January 04, 2019

The Sadness of Mary Poppins

Let's get the review portion out of the way: I loved it. My whole family...

January 03, 2019

Take Out The Trash: The Fight For A Border Wall Is Killing Our National Parks

Some of my best memories are of time spent in National Parks. When my husband...

January 02, 2019

Jerry Falwell Jr. and the Toxic Theology of ‘Two Kingdoms’

It's the oldest trick in the book—the most evil men in the world surround themselves...

December 2018

December 31, 2018

More or Less: The 7 Best Books I Read in 2018

A great conundrum: When you write as much as I do, then it is hard...

December 30, 2018

Be Astonished: A Sermon and a New Year’s Resolution

Like any literary or super hero, Jesus needs an origin story. That’s the point of...

December 28, 2018

Resistance Training: Top 10 Posts of 2018

When I started blogging almost 10(!) years ago, blogging was sort of like an online...

December 23, 2018

Magnificat: Revolutionary Mary

46 And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my...

December 21, 2018

For Goodness Sake: Preachers, Try Not To Ruin Santa

Last weekend, my 8-year-old cornered me, eyed me suspiciously and said "Ginger's handwriting looks JUST...

December 19, 2018

On This Day: The Christmas Story Whose Ending Never Changes

Check your Facebook newsfeed on any given day, and you might see a blast from...

December 13, 2018

Come Home for Christmas: Welcoming Our LGBTQ Friends In Church

In many mainline denominations, “Open and Affirming” is code for “we welcome gay people.” Although...

December 11, 2018

Next December: When Hope Takes the Long View

Sometimes hope takes the long view. During Advent, we talk about holding out hope for...

December 08, 2018

Singing In the Dark: 7 Christmas Songs You Never Saw Coming

What I know from years of blogging (and pastoring) is that people have some FEELINGS...

December 03, 2018

Coming and Going: Ghosts of Advents Past

When you're a pastor, there is never a good time to tell your church folks...

November 2018

November 26, 2018

Who Is It That We’re Waiting For? A Clanging Carol

Who is it that we’re looking for, when we sing Away in a manger, no...

November 14, 2018

Crossing Over: A Trip to the Border, in Pictures

Last week, I made a quick trip to Arizona, and an even quicker trip down...

November 12, 2018

Every Drop of Decency is Fought For: Thoughts from Kansas Organizer Davis Hammet

Democratic women won several high-profile races in Kansas last week; reversing the state's recent trend...

November 08, 2018

The Dangerous Myth of Good Guys With Guns

good guys with guns aren't bullet-proof they just die first because the gun lets the...

November 07, 2018

Women in the House: Progress Comes in Steps, Not Waves

As of today, there are 100 Women in the House of Representatives. 100 Women in...

November 06, 2018

The Kids Are Listening

Reason #1,847 to vote: The kids are listening. My kids ... and everybody else's too....

November 05, 2018

Trump as Messiah: The Billboard Is Gone, But the Sentiment Remains

If you live in the St. Louis metro and you drive home on I-70 in...

November 01, 2018

Door to Door: The Powerful Art of Neighboring

That nice, warm—maybe almost happy?—feeling that you have today is not just about candy and...

October 2018

October 29, 2018

Sanctuary: Why There Are No Armed Guards at Our Church

“If there was an armed guard inside the temple, they would have been able to...

October 23, 2018

We Solemnly Swear That We Are Up to No Good: The Gospel of Harry Potter

This sermon is part of a series, Resist: Justice Heroes from the Bible to the Big...

October 20, 2018

Do Christians Resent Their Own Morality?

Guest post by Benjamin J. Dueholm Do Christians resent their own morality? I’ve been asking...

October 19, 2018

Creating a World Where the Vulnerable No Longer Live in Fear

By the Rev. Chris Furr On the surreal day after Donald Trump was elected, I...

October 16, 2018

The March for Evidence-Based Governance

Guest post by Dr. Lisa R. Hale Things moved fast for Brett Kavanaugh in that...

October 09, 2018

The Odds are Ever In Our Favor: The Gospel of The Hunger Games

This sermon is part of a series, Resist: Justice Heroes from the Bible to the Big...

October 03, 2018

Preaching As Resistance: Good News for Right Now

My friend Phil Snider compiled a sermon collection that speaks to our current political climate....

October 02, 2018

Ode To October: Losing Your Life to Find It

Yesterday, October 1, my husband called me on his lunch break to tell me Happy...

October 01, 2018

The Force is With Us: The Gospel According to Star Wars

This sermon is part of a series, Resist: Justice Heroes from the Bible to the...

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