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From the Lectionary, Advent 2: Leveling Uneven Ground
© 2013 Brian Smithson, Flickr | CC-BY | via WylioI’m blogging through the lectionary this year, with an emphasis on the prophets this Advent season (See Advent 1), and today’s reading comes from Isaiah...
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Sunday Superlatives 12/7/14
Best Interview:Micky Jones interviews Walter Brueggemann for On Being“Beginning with the Exodus narrative and the Elijah narrative and the Jesus narrative, they are all storied about public...
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From the Lectionary, Advent 3: Living Jubilee
© 2013 Charles Clegg, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via WylioI’m blogging through the lectionary this year, with an emphasis on the prophets this Advent season (See Advent 1,Advent 2), and today’s reading comes...
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Four Perspectives on Exodus
With the release last week of Ridley Scott’s Exodus: God and Kings generating interest and discussion around one of the Bible’s most epic dramas, I thought I’d invite some qualified and insightful...
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Talking About the Holidays With My Kids (by Amy Julia Becker)
© 2009 slgckgc, Flickr | CC-BY | via WylioToday I'm thrilled to share a guest post about parenting, pluralism, and the holidays from the witty and wise Amy Julia Becker. Amy Julia is a columnist and...
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From the Lectionary: Advent 4: Bringing God’s Dreams to Life
© 2010 Violette79, Flickr | CC-BY | via WylioI’m blogging through the lectionary this year, with an emphasis on the prophets this Advent season (See Advent 1, Advent 2, Advent 3), and today’s reading...
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Sunday Superlatives: Best of 2014
© 2013 trombone65 (PhotoArt Laatzen), Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via WylioAround the Blogosphere…Best Blogs of the Year: Christena ClevelandRichard BeckDrew HartBen MobergThe Junia Project Best Story: Naomi...
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Ode On A Blank 2015 Day Planner
Thou still unravish’d bride of plastic tab dividers, Your paper smelling crisp as an autumn morn,You coax all my amorphous resolutions—more exercise, better books, a cleaner house—into ordered...
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The Parents
© 2014 Mark Spearman, Flickr | CC-BY | via WylioBack when I was terrified of public speaking, I’d approach the podium and, in my mind, drop a diaphanous curtain in front of the audience so I could look...
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Ask a womanist biblical scholar…
We’re picking up our popular “Ask a…” series in the new year, beginning with “Ask a womanist biblical scholar…”The term womanism, first coined by author Alice Walker, is a social theory that emerges...
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Responding to Newsweek’s article on the Bible…
Here’s the original article by Kurt Eichenwald, which you should definitely read in its entirety before criticizing. I wrote a post for CNN responding to what I believe were the article’s sweeping...
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Next stops: Chattanooga and NYC!
© 2012 davecito, Flickr | CC-BY | via WylioI’ve updated my speaking schedule for the winter and spring. Just like last fall, I’ve purposefully scaled back so I can be more present and engaged at the...
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Follow Friday: Rev. Tiffany Thomas
I’m adding a new feature to the blog this year where I highlight smart and inspiring people to follow on both social media and in life. Today I’m thrilled to feature Rev. Tiffany Thomas, a...
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Sunday Superlatives 1/11/2015
© 2007 Sharon Mollerus, Flickr | CC-BY | via WylioAround the Blogosphere…Best Thing You’ll See/Read All Week: Jeff Chu gave an amazing talk—the kind that reminds me why I’m a Christian— at the opening...
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Ask a Womanist Biblical Scholar....(Response)
We’re picking up our popular “Ask a…” series in the new year, beginning with “Ask a womanist biblical scholar…”The Reverend Wil Gafney, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity...
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Post-Evangelicals and Why We Can’t Just Get Over It
© 2011 Archangel12, Flickr | CC-BY | via WylioIt’s strange how the ghosts of your last church haunt the new one. You’ll be doing the hard part, the showing up part, and suddenly a word or a song or the...
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Follow Friday: April Fiet
Wendy Miller PhotographyI’m adding a new feature to the blog this year where I highlight smart and inspiring people to follow on both social media and in life. Today I want to make sure you’re keeping...
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Marriage, Ministry, and “Troubling the Waters”: A Guest Post from Andy Kort
Andy Kort and Mihee Kim-Kort are Presbyterian (PCUSA) clergy who live and work in Bloomington, Indiana. Andy is pastor of First Presbyterian Church and currently working on his Doctor of Ministry at...
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Sunday Superlatives 1/18/15
IRL…A highlight of the week was the opportunity to spend some time with Jonathan Martin, one of my favorite writers and just a kind, open-hearted, and wise person. Dan and I enjoyed giving Jonathan a...
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[Video] The Archbishop, Inequality, and Me
Last week I had the distinct honor and privilege of joining a formidable group of clergy, activists, advocates, and scholars for The Trinity Institute’s Creating Common Good conference on economic...
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