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#17: Ordinary Hard Stuff
Episode #17 — Ordinary Hard Stuff: Today’s reflection comes from a time when our kids were little, our cat was alive, and I was in
Teaching Students About Inclusion and Belonging
Teaching students about inclusion and belonging gives them a more expansive view of humanity. Because of advances in special education, many kids today are growing
#16: George Bailey and the Secret to Being Content {Part Two}
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#15: George Bailey and the Secret to Being Content {Part One}
Episode #15 — George Bailey and the Secret to Being Content {Part One}: In today’s episode I give you a glimpse of when I was
#14: Love Hates
Episode #14 — Love Hates: In today’s episode, I look at Mary’s song and an uncomfortable truth about who God is. Yes, God is love.
#13: Being Elizabeth
Episode #13 — Being Elizabeth: What does it take for Mary to have hope? It takes God’s word, sure. But it also takes Elizabeth. It
#12: When Mary Says “Oh Crap” to God
Episode 12 — When Mary Says “Oh Crap” to God: In today’s episode I focus on Mary’s humanness. We know Mary was frightened. We know
#11: Shame and Glory
Episode #11: Shame and Glory — In the moment, which we now call “the Annunciation,” Mary said “yes” to both shame and glory, writes poet
#10: Anxiety and the Prince of Peace
EPISODE #10: Anxiety and the Prince of Peace —Mary had good reasons to be anxious. Anxiety comes up throughout the Bible, and over and over
Why We Need Both the Pastoral and the Prophetic
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#9: Holy Questions
EPISODE #9: Holy Questions — A baby born of a virgin, a God who became a human being, a promise that the entire world will
#8: Hoping to Find Faith
EPISODE #8: Hoping to Find Faith —Today we look at Luke’s story of Jesus. We’re invited to enter this story with our questions, but also
#7: Waiting
EPISODE #7: Waiting—Advent involves the sorrowful expectation in the waiting that God will indeed bring good news by showing up in our messy, broken lives.
#6: Somber Exile
EPISODE #6: Somber Exile—There is nothing trite about this time of year. In today’s podcast we see that Advent is a time of sorrowful expectation,
In Their Own Words: Penny and William on Technology
In their own words! Penny and William have some things to say about children and families and technology. Most of our kids’ friends have some
#5: The Importance of Gifts
EPISODE #5: The Importance of Gifts —At times I want to protest the commercialization of Christmas. In today’s episode we talk about tinsel and tacky
#4: Other Religions at Christmastime
EPISODE #4: Other Religions at Christmastime—A simple statement from our son makes me realize I haven’t talked much about other religions with our children. Episode
#3: Prepare Him Room
EPISODE #3: Prepare Him Room—Today’s passage from Matthew 1:22-25 is about how Joseph and Mary prepared to welcome Jesus as their son, which reminds me
