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April 2015

April 14, 2015

Marking Time

When we were in high school, we'd compare notes about everything from boys to menstrual...

April 08, 2015

Why We Have To Stop Telling Jewish Jokes

Sometimes it takes a while for a bad punchline to sink in. To wit, after...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Writing Is Like Riding A Bike

If I wrote a job description for myself as a writer, it would include the...

March 30, 2015

Faithful Compassion Over Gut Reaction

In the last few weeks, I’ve read reports of swastikasspray-painted inside the walls of a...

March 29, 2015

Christian Seders?

Should Christians participate in church-run Seders? After all, this command to retell and relive via...

March 24, 2015

Spiritual Stage Parents

"I would never behave like those crazed mothers on shows like Toddlers & Tiaras and Dance...

March 16, 2015

The Upside Of Nepotism?

So much of my Christian journey has been marked by the way those in power...

March 04, 2015

Radio Silence, Breaking Bad, And The (Premature) Question Of ‘Where Next?’

After a couple of false starts thanks to early February blizzards, my husband and I...

February 2015

February 23, 2015

Who Are Our Esthers?

Who doesn't love the story of Esther, the young Jewish girl who put her life...

January 2015

January 25, 2015

When Renee Walks Away: On “De-conversion” Stories

The latest "I once was 'found', then I headed for the exit door" tale making...

January 12, 2015

By “Rightsize”, I Mean “Exorcise” These Nine Church-y Words

As a writer, I spend my days playing with words. This also means I spend...

January 07, 2015

Forced Out In The Name Of “Reaching Young Families”

***My friend A. was an old hippie who looked a little like Jerry Garcia (the...

January 02, 2015

In Search Of Mitford

To The Good People Of Mitford, NC - You may be classified as fictional characters...

December 2014

December 30, 2014

Resolutions, Regrets & Reset Buttons: A Giveaway

2015 is poised to enter, stage right. It's a time-honored tradition for many of us to...

December 27, 2014

The Antonym of Hope

The December 5th edition of This American Life featured three haunting audio stories on the...

December 24, 2014

#AdventWord

When I saw the notice from the Society of St. John the Evangelist inviting people to...

December 22, 2014

Bitter|Sweet 2014

I'm a sucker for all the year-in-review lists that pop up at this time of...

December 16, 2014

Shining The Light

When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph...

December 15, 2014

1938 Menu Hacks

I've always loved reading old cook books. My mom hated to cook, so our weeknight...

December 12, 2014

Holiday Traditions, Under Construction

When my adult son offered to host Thanksgiving last month, it felt as though a...

December 08, 2014

Mona Lisa In A Plastic Orange Frame

He told them a story. Then he told them another one. "The kingdom of heaven...

December 01, 2014

I Need A Hero

Regular readers of this blog know that my family and I have experienced a number...

November 2014

November 03, 2014

Unpacking Spiritual Baggage: Part 2

If you attended a church service this weekend, you may have been sitting in a...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

Q & A With Author Amy Simpson

When we worry, we fight the constraints of the way we and our world were...

October 27, 2014

Unpacking Spiritual Baggage: Part 1

I've heard via the always-reliable Interwebz that as many as 7,000 people have left Mars...

October 19, 2014

Kvelling In The Valley Of The Shadow

A couple of years ago, I joined a group of 4-8 women gathered on Monday...

October 10, 2014

Practicing Privilege In The Local Church

My friend B. had been a pastor for years before he stepped into the leadership...

October 06, 2014

Instagram Filters and The Eyes Of Faith

After a lifetime of taking almost uniformly terrible pictures, modern technology in the form of camera...

October 03, 2014

Who Is On Team “No Regrets”?

After months of writing and talking about regret, a few people have told me that...

September 2014

September 03, 2014

40+ And The Church / Listening To Millennials And Visa Versa

I've written a lot about the relationship between those at or beyond midlife with the...