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I’m sorry
God loves us so much that Christ died for us while we were yet sinners! We do not need to be mortified by our every mistake to the extent that we try to hide what we have done wrong. God is not an...
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I’m sorry, part 2
I’m sorry. I misled you. Things are seldom as straightforward as they seem, and upon reflection, I oversimplified a much more complicated story. In a previous post, I led with a story that was...
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The whole truth, and nothing but the truth
Trigger alert “What is Truth?” The irony of these words was likely not lost on the early Christians, the first readers of the Gospels. The Roman Pilate asks this question of Jesus, the one who had said...
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Speaking the truth in love
In seminary, my dear friend Alisa shared her checklist for loving speech: Is what I am about to say true? Is it helpful? Is it kind? Too often, what I say *almost* fulfills one of those three standards...
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Showing up for dinner
Last year, I had the privilege of preaching at the Thanksgiving eve service at Trinity UMC in Durham, NC. Today, as so many of us in the United States are preparing once again to join with friends and...
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“You can do it!”
High school gym class was awful for me. In truth, I first noticed how un-athletic I was in the fourth grade, when it became clear that the only things I was good at in PE was dodging balls and square...
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Winners and Losers
“I’m glad the other team is losing,” the young soccer fan said, munching on a tortilla chip as she waited for her quesadilla. Her friend sitting next to her nodded solemnly in agreement. I felt the...
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“Do you have my back, Sarah?”– An open letter to President Obama
UPDATE: After I posted this piece (and after the midterm election results came in), President Obama took a strong stance for Net Neutrality, for which I am very grateful. My disagreements with him over...
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