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What’s your church story?
As you may have noticed, I’ve been thinking a lot about church lately. (See 15 Reasons I Left Church, 15 Reasons I Returned to The Church, and Better Conversations Between Churched and Un-Churched...
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A small, strange victory for vaginas everywhere...
Yes, this t-shirt actually exists. No, I didn't make it. Some women run for public office. Others devote their lives to activism on behalf of their sex. Still others launch non-profit organizations...
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Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus: Review and Giveaway
People often ask me for book recommendations suitable for personal devotion or group study—you know, something challenging but not too controversial, something that stretches the heart and mind but...
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It’s not complementarianism; it’s patriarchy
Russell Moore is concerned that too many evangelical marriages are complementarian in name only. The dean of the School of Theology and senior vice president for academic administration at Southern...
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Ask an environmentalist...(Response)
You guys asked some really tough questions of Scott Sabin for “Ask an environmentalist,” but Scott rose to the occasion with some wise, winsome, and informative responses. Scott is the Executive...
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Missing
For our faith and parenting series today we are joined by the incredibly talented Michelle DeRusha. Michelle lives in Nebraska with her husband Brad and two boys—contemplative Noah and red-haired...
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Ask a Seventh-day Adventist...(Response)
Can you believe it’s been almost a year since we started our interview series? Over the past 11 months, we’ve featured an atheist, a pagan, a nun, a Mormon, a Mennonite, a Calvinist, an evolutionary...
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"All right, then, I'll go to hell”
If I had to pick a favorite American writer, it would be Mark Twain, and if I had to pick a favorite scene from an American novel, it would be the one where his unlikely hero, Huckleberry Finn,...
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Ask a feminist...
Our interview series continues today with “Ask a feminist...” “Feminism” is a lighting-rod word that is often maligned and often misunderstood. In fact, I find I am reluctant to identify myself as a...
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12 Signs You Need a Break from the Internet
1. You’ve “pinned” more meals than you’ve made. 2. You’re pretty sure that slinkies are getting more treadmill time than you are. 3. Your explanation to your husband about why you had a bad day...
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Lament and Faith and Childhood: Why my kid and I read the sad Psalms
Today’s post on faith and parenting comes to us from one of my favorite bloggers, Micha Boyett. Micha, a stay-at-home mom from Texas, describes herself as “Southern Baptist nurtured, Anglican by...
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Ask a feminist...(response)
Our interview series continues today with Dianna Anderson and “Ask a feminist...” Dianna is the creative mind behind the Be The Change blog. Originally from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, she has a BA in...
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Nearly 37-weeks pregnant, lost everything in an apartment fire
The last time I saw my sweet friend Amy was in April, when a bunch of us college girlfriends gathered together in Knoxville to throw her a baby shower. We came from Dayton, Chattanooga, Chicago, and...
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The sanctity of secrets in a public world
I’ve decided that I want more secrets in my life— Not the ugly kinds of secrets that corrode the heart with rust of unspoken truths, but the lovely, quiet kinds of secrets that remind me I exist apart...
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Announcing: “One In Christ - A Week of Mutuality”
“I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy... Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days...” Acts 2:17-18 We’re in the...
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Ask an egalitarian....
In preparation for next week’s series, One in Christ: A Week of Mutuality, we have a special addition to our interview series—Dr. Mimi Haddad, who has agreed to be our guest for “Ask an egalitarian.”...
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Having one of these days...
This photo, circa 1992, features an 11-year-old me, halfway up the aptly-named Blood Mountain in Georgia. You can tell from my expression how delighted I was to participate in this particular family...
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Dear Mother...
Today’s post on faith and parenting comes to us from the wise, witty, and winsome Sarah Bessey. Sarah is one of my favorite writers EVER—the kind whose work I can always recommend, even before reading...
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Sunday Superlatives 6/3/2012
Around the blogosphere... Funniest Video:“Existential Housecat Doesn’t Want Your Cheeseburgers” Coolest Photo:Mental Floss with “Turning Coffee Stains Into Art” Craziest Mishap:“’Sorry we confused UN...
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Week of Mutuality: How it will work, definition of terms
I’ve spent the weekend furiously preparing for our series, One In Christ: A Week of Mutuality, which begins tomorrow. (Thankfully, my pinkeye has cleared up....and I didn’t even have to borrow my...
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