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January 2013

January 09, 2013

My Open Letter to Justin Bieber on CNN.com

Whether you’ve partaken of the “sacred herb” just once or burn more cabbage than Tommy...

December 2012

December 25, 2012

Uncle Bono Busking: A Dublin Christmas Tradition

Once again, in an Advent treat that's become one of our favorite holiday traditions, Bono...

December 25, 2012

Cry of a Tiny Baby: Merry Christmas, Everyone!

""The idea that there’s a force of love and logic behind the universe is overwhelming...

December 18, 2012

Hallelujah: A Tribute to Newtown

The coaches and artists from NBC's "The Voice" pay tribute to the Connecticut shooting victims...

December 18, 2012

GoodRead du Jour: ‘Let My Tebow Go’ in the NYTimes

"The virginity, the anti-abortion ad, the praying, the laying on of hands, the Tebowing —...

December 18, 2012

Tripp Hudgins’ Busted Stuff: The Authority to Do Good

Tripp Hudgins is one of my favorite people. Full stop. We met in Chicago a...

December 17, 2012

‘At the Sound of Mary’s Greeting, Elizabeth’s Child Leapt Within Her’

Can you see the living God in this girl's face? I can.

December 17, 2012

God Was Here

"Thinking like that of Gov. Huckabee suggests that we somehow have the power to remove...

December 17, 2012

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Trish Ryan is a writer you should know if you don't already. She's the author...

December 17, 2012

Father Jim Martin, SJ: Gun Control is a Pro-Life Issue

"I am not a political person. I do not follow political campaigns or the ins...

December 17, 2012

Get Wonderstruck This Christmas

My dear friend Margaret Feinberg has a new book out (i.e. the perfect Christmas gift...

December 17, 2012

Phyllis Tickle: The Grand Dame of Emergent Theology

From the fine folks at Darkwood Brew

December 17, 2012

President Obama’s Address to Mourners in Newtown

“Let the little children come to me,” Jesus said, “and do not hinder them --...

December 12, 2012

It’s the End of the World As We Know It and I Feel … Peace

The idea of losing my father terrified me and made me panicky. I wouldn’t let...

November 2012

November 28, 2012

Mother Africa: Weaving a Hopeful Future

When I think of weavers, what comes to my mind are the ladies in the...

November 26, 2012

I. Can’t. Breathe. (Or Stephen Colbert Does Liturgical Dance)

November 26, 2012

Getting Ready for Christmas Day

My sweet friend talks about his song from his latest album, So Beautiful or...

November 24, 2012

That’s Exactly How This Grace Thing Works

It seems that all my bridges have been burned, But, you say that's exactly how...

November 22, 2012

The Frost Interview – Desmond Tutu: Not going quietly

The Arch. How I love him.

November 22, 2012

This Thanksgiving: Grateful For and Missing My Father

[wpvideo MkeUhf7F] Daddy died last week. First Thanksgiving without him. We appreciate your prayers. +++++++++++++++++++++++++...

November 14, 2012

Bono Preaches the Gospel of Social Justice at Georgetown

"Those people I've been talking about today -- the poor -- they're not 'those people,'...

November 14, 2012

Smell. Sip. Sacrament.

Of all the exotic aromas and experiences from my sojourn in Ethiopia, it’s the frankincense...

November 09, 2012

The Fiscal Cliff: Mommas Said Knock You Out

Under sequestration, the U.S. foreign aid that has made such a tremendous difference in Ethiopia...

November 08, 2012

GODSTUFF: God Girl and Eugene Peterson on Navigating Change

“There’s an elusive quality to life itself and if we try to hard, we miss...

October 2012

October 23, 2012

Ethiopia: How Foreign Aid Has Helped a Generation

LALIBELA, Ethiopia -- You know the images you have in your mind of Ethiopia from...

October 17, 2012

Ethiopian Orthodoxy, Tewahedo, and ‘Being Made One’

We finally returned to the boats, where the rest of our group was waiting patiently,...

October 12, 2012

Ethiopia: I love the sound of Addis in the morning

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October 12, 2012

Ethiopia: The Face of God

BAHIR DAR, Ethiopia — When I posted this photograph of a beautiful little Ethiopian girl...

October 12, 2012

Ethiopia: Motherhood is Powerful, Precious

Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute. Speak...

October 06, 2012

Ethiopia: God Is Even Bigger Than We Think

My flight's about to board for Ethiopia. I'm not looking for anything or anyone. I'm...