Life
When The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren became a huge hit several years ago, my church did a congregation-wide study on it. This was
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Holiday Season
As news of the tragic shooting in Connecticut spread on Friday, my facebook feed started overflowing with expressions of grief and also, in light of
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Church Culture
A couple of months ago, I wrote an article on this site on the topic of whether or not it is a sin to be
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Books
Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, from 1955, is the standard text of the so-called Beat generation, as it includes all that the Beats valued: jazz,
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Church Culture
Is it a sin to be an introvert? The short answer to that question is, of course, no. But it’s amazing how often I’ve gotten
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Spirituality
It’s back-to-school time, and there’s almost no time of year I love more: new pens in different colors; fresh, unmarked notebooks; new clothes and haircuts;
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Arts & Culture
One of my favorite traditions with my husband is to make themed mix-CDs whenever we go on a road trip. The themes can be about
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Church Culture
Since I was old enough (and confident enough) to get on a stage in front of people, I’ve been singing for them. It’s been almost
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Relationships
Author Rachel Held Evans has announced a theme for her blog this week: “A week of mutuality,” which she describes as a week of blog
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Modern Culture
This week I ran across a blog entry from September (kind of old in blog time, I know) from the blog of Rachel Held Evans,
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