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December 2012

December 01, 2012

A Prayer for World AIDS Day

Eight years ago, I went on a small mission trip to Swaziland, a tiny little...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Are We Still On This?

Dear Bill O'Reilly: there is no war on Christmas. It is alive and well, and...

November 26, 2012

Like Frosty Said… the Sun Was Hot That Day

I think i say this, or something like it, every year of the world. But,...

November 24, 2012

Top 10 Reasons Christians Should Stop Whining About Secular Xmas

"Keep Christ in Christmas!" "Jesus is the reason for the season!" "It's OK to say...

November 17, 2012

til by Turning, Turning, We Come ‘Round Right

Spoiler alert: if you are coming to Foothills for worship tomorrow and you want to be...

November 15, 2012

Fresh Batch of Good News

I love to veg out with a magazine. Doesn't really matter what kind, just something...

November 13, 2012

Practicing Gratitude

I've gotta say... for all the junk and crazy-making stuff that floats around on facebook,...

November 07, 2012

Next…

A deep breath...this is a non-partisan post, I promise. In fact, I've tried to focus all my...

November 06, 2012

We The People

I was inspired and encouraged by the people I saw at the polls this morning....

November 05, 2012

Joy in the Morning

Enough. Come tomorrow, I want my friends back, I want my country back, and I...

November 03, 2012

Scattered and Sown

So this farmer went out with a bunch of seeds. And he scattered them far and...

November 03, 2012

Scent of the Sacred

Best smells for the soul: fresh lavender. or basil. cut christmas tree. my favorite leather...

November 01, 2012

Thin Places: Sanctuary

I love Halloween. Seriously, when else do you get to be a rockstar-gypsy-cowgirl AND eat...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Cut and Paste

I've had a startling revelation--I'm conservative. At least, the elements of my life reflect conservative...

October 26, 2012

In the Presence of the World

Until we understand what the land is, we are at odds with everything we touch....

October 25, 2012

How God Gets Stuff Done

It seems Mr Mourdock didn't get the message--that when God wants to get something done,...

October 24, 2012

A Bad Political Hair Day

That's what I would say, if you were slinging your hair around my territory. Alas,...

October 22, 2012

just say grace

God forgive us: when we would rather be right than do right. God forgive us:...

October 19, 2012

One More Piece of the Puzzle

On a lighter note... One of the most miraculous parts of parenting, by far, is listening...

October 17, 2012

Primetime Throwdown (yes, Brian Williams just said ‘throwdown…’)

It was a long night. I went to sleep at a decent hour, then woke...

October 16, 2012

Like a Child

When the kids hit that tiny carpet square in Worship and Wonder, they say some...

October 05, 2012

Golden Arch

I was at a conference this week. Which meant i slept in a hotel room, without my...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

Unto Others

I'm preaching on the Golden Rule this Sunday. Total snooze, right? It seems like the...

September 26, 2012

50 Shades of “Seriously?”

Speaking of porn... (yes, we were. yesterday, remember?) Alright, you know i'm all for equality....

September 25, 2012

The Pottery Barn Catalog (and other pornographic literature…)

It's here! It's here! The October Pottery Barn catalog...be still my heart. I mean, it...

September 07, 2012

Rain Dance

When it rains in Phoenix, people can talk of nothing else. Srsly. Facebook, yoga class,...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Sometimes, It Falls from the Sky

It was one of those rare Phoenix days when everything shimmered with a utopian light....

August 21, 2012

For Life

I mean... way to say it out loud, Mr. Akin. Your ignorance may be astounding--horrific,...

August 17, 2012

Ask: Why Fear of Death is Killing the Church

if we were not all so afraid of our own mortality, we'd be much more...

August 16, 2012

On Doing, and Being Done

Sometimes, our addiction to that two-letter word--DO--is, in fact, the very thing standing in the...