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March 2019

March 21, 2019

‘We Just Want the Guns Back’: New Zealand’s Brave Response to Terror, and What the U.S. Can Learn

In the wake of a horrific act of gun violence that took the lives of...

March 12, 2019

The Church and Trending Homophobia: What Are We Afraid Of?

Stop me if you've heard it: A Catholic school in a suburb of Kansas City...

March 07, 2019

Skin: Lent 1

Maybe he knew what he was doing When he got himself put close to the...

March 06, 2019

7 Things To Give Up For Lent That Actually Matter

In years past, I've gone vegetarian for Lent. My daughter is one already, so it...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

After the Flood

this rusty relic when it has finally good and washed away on the waves of...

February 26, 2019

Don’t Bury the Female Lede: Keeping Women’s Names in the Headlines

Elecia R. Dexter of Auburn, Alabama, is the new publisher and editor of the Democrat-Reporter,...

February 05, 2019

The Keys to Life: And the Gift of an Empty Keychain

A big move always means a reckoning with your stuff. Sifting through years (whether four...

February 01, 2019

Worshipful Living: How a Church in the Netherlands Prayed Away Deportation

The concept of "worshipful living" is an underrated Christian practice. Most of us worship once...

January 2019

January 31, 2019

Small Things

Fan turning, light burning Dust on the air Cardinal feather, change in the weather A...

January 28, 2019

Why The Patriarchy Lies About Reproductive Health: And No, New York Is Not Killing Babies

Did the state of New York last week adopt a law that would allow a...

January 25, 2019

The Human Cost of the Shutdown: And the Moral Bankruptcy Revealed in Wilbur Ross’ Comments

In communities all over the country, food pantries are putting out pleas for more donations....

January 17, 2019

Rave On: Remembering Mary Oliver, and Writing More Poetry

When it's over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married...

January 08, 2019

12 Terrible Things I’d Rather Do Than Watch The Presidential Address

Your small act of resistance for today: turn off the t.v. As we head into...

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 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 06, 2018

The Kids Are Listening

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