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Order for Abundance

  • Post published:January 18, 2022
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As we turned the corner into 2022, I felt a deep longing for order. I wanted the piles of books in my bedroom turned into tidy and categorized areas on…

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Read more about the article Friday Favorite: Don’t Look Up

Friday Favorite: Don’t Look Up

  • Post published:January 14, 2022
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Have you watched the Netflix hit Don’t Look Up? Did you notice the part about God? Don’t Look Up is a satire that casts Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as…

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A Better Way to Read the Bible

  • Post published:January 13, 2022
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I missed out on something crucial when I learned how to read the Bible. I learned to ask three simple questions: What does it say? What does it mean? What…

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Slow Productivity and Elevating Love

  • Post published:January 7, 2022
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In 2022, I’m trying to practice slowing down, so I was intrigued by Cal Newport’s idea of “slow productivity” in a recent essay in the New Yorker. And yet Newport…

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Looking Back Before Looking Ahead

  • Post published:January 3, 2022
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I know the idea of welcoming a new year is to look ahead. Make resolutions. Set goals. Establish new routines.  But before I do any of that, I need to…

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Read more about the article What’s the Purpose of Life?

What’s the Purpose of Life?

  • Post published:December 27, 2021
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Have you ever heard that the purpose of being alive is to glorify God?  That we exist for the sake of offering praise to God? And have you ever wondered…

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Were Mary and Joseph Social Outcasts?

  • Post published:December 24, 2021
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I’ve often wondered: Were Mary and Joseph social outcasts? Were they rejected by Joseph’s relatives because she was pregnant? Joseph’s family lived in Bethlehem, and there was “no room” for…

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Read more about the article Getting the Booster Is a Way to Love My Neighbor

Getting the Booster Is a Way to Love My Neighbor

  • Post published:December 23, 2021
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This is me outside the pharmacy where I got my booster shot. I don’t want to get Covid, but honestly, the reason I got the booster is not out of…

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Read more about the article What Is God Saying to You this Christmas?

What Is God Saying to You this Christmas?

  • Post published:December 22, 2021
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At Christmas, we are invited to use our spiritual imaginations. (I talk about this on IG Live, which you can watch here.) What is God saying to you this Christmas?…

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What if Mary Wasn’t Exceptional?

  • Post published:December 21, 2021
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What if Mary wasn’t exceptional? What if she wasn’t particularly pious or good or faithful? What if she was just a typical Jewish teenager?  There are two reasons I think…

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