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November 2015

November 09, 2015

Red Cup Blues: 7 (Real) Reasons to Step Away from the Starbucks

Lots of good things start with imaginary Christian persecution. For instance: My first viral blog...

December 2014

December 24, 2014

In Defense of Innkeepers

A communion meditation for Christmas Eve... Every good Christmas story has a villain. An Ebeneezer...

December 23, 2014

The Clergy/Parent’s Christmas Eve Survival Guide

For clergy with small children, it’s kind of a sick joke: your longest work day...

December 20, 2014

The Nice List: Songs that Save Christmas

Last week, I wrote about those holiday songs that set our teeth on edge/cause ear...

December 17, 2014

Shadow Seasons

At Saint Andrew, we create space during Advent for those who might be dealing with grief, illness,...

December 11, 2014

10 Songs That Ruin Christmas

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…Some grating, tedious songs...

December 10, 2014

ADVENTageous: Loud and Visible

Guest post: My friend Nikki Adcock Williams is a wife, a mom to two amazing kids...

December 04, 2014

ADVENTageous: Tragedy Plus Time

This the growing edge of Advent: to take a time fraught with stress and damaging...

December 02, 2014

ADVENTageous: Un-busy

This the growing edge of Advent: to take a time fraught with stress and damaging...

November 2014

November 27, 2014

Top Ten Reasons to Stay Home on Black Friday

Maybe it’s a sport in your family. Some people play flag football or ultimate frisbee...

December 2013

December 19, 2013

Let Freedom Ring: A Very Ducky Christmas Special

I wish these public media storms would hold off until after Christmas. It’s really messing...

December 17, 2013

Detour: Holiday Hospitality for Churches

It’s the week before Christmas. You haven’t been to church in a year. Maybe in...

December 11, 2013

Ready

If you are following along with the "Partners in Prayer" Advent devotion guide, you'll see...

December 10, 2013

Bumpy Roads

I've got another great guest post for you today. Rev. Isaac Varner is one of...

December 09, 2013

Annunciation

Today we have a guest post from Rev. Elizabeth Myer Boulton. She is, among other...

December 24, 2012

Go and See

God comes wherever we are: even if we've failed to pray the right prayer; even...

December 22, 2012

Filled with Good Things

Rev. Brandon Gilvin is the Associate Director of Week of Compassion, and he is also a...

December 21, 2012

Daring to Wait

Cheryl Carmichael is the author of Dare to Care: Caring for Our Elders. She began...

December 20, 2012

Tell Me Again

I've lost count of how many times I've read the Grinch these past few weeks....

December 19, 2012

In Church, at Christmastime

The phone is ringing off the hook, The sanctuary’s hard to book. Yes it’s clean--dare...

December 18, 2012

Do Not Be Afraid

Guest Post: Rev. Amy Gopp is Executive Director of the Week of Compassion. WOC is...

December 16, 2012

In the Bleak Midwinter

What Are You Waiting For? We have two choices; we are either waiting for death,...

December 13, 2012

In Due Time

Guest post: Kent Somers is Sports Writer for the Arizona Republic. He covers the AZ...

December 13, 2012

What We Never Knew We Needed

Guest Post: Rev. Andrew Shepherd is Pastoral Resident at Foothills Christian Church in Phoenix. He...

December 11, 2012

Week 2, Day 2: Magnificat

Mary's was the original Christmas carol. She is the reason that we sing our way...

December 10, 2012

To Sing While We Wait

Our new baby nephew was born in Kentucky very early this morning. I'm reminded of...

December 07, 2012

Week 1, Day 5: In All Things, Peace

The question is, can we accept ourselves just as we are, imperfections, bad habits, weaknesses,...

December 06, 2012

Week 1, Day 4: Our Every Gift

When I was a sophomore in college, my grandparents got new furniture, and got rid...

December 05, 2012

A Measure of Elf Awareness

I’ll just admit it. The Elf on the Shelf creeps me out. I mean, something...

December 04, 2012

Week 1, Day 2: Homecoming

They say reflections in the wake of an aircraft carrier are many. Leaving me to...