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Read more about the article Uncertainty, Control, and the Election

Uncertainty, Control, and the Election

  • Post published:November 4, 2020
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We awoke to uncertainty, and I find myself wrestling with uncertainty, control, and the election. There is a part of me that wants to say, “God is in control,” as…

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Read more about the article S3 E18 | American Politics, Power, and Human Flourishing with Andy Crouch

S3 E18 | American Politics, Power, and Human Flourishing with Andy Crouch

  • Post published:November 3, 2020
  • Post category:Faith/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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As Americans vote in the 2020 national and local elections, is there hope for power, politics, and privilege to foster human flourishing? Andy Crouch, the author of Strong and Weak,…

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Read more about the article Prayer, the Presidential Election, and Acting Justly

Prayer, the Presidential Election, and Acting Justly

  • Post published:November 2, 2020
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After the 2016 presidential election, I wrote this about prayer: A heaviness hangs over our community. Most of the people I know are depressed by the election results. Others are…

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Read more about the article Amy Coney Barrett, Down Syndrome, and Abortion

Amy Coney Barrett, Down Syndrome, and Abortion

  • Post published:October 27, 2020
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith/Family/Parenting
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I have a new essay about Amy Coney Barrett, Down syndrome, and abortion (really light topics with no controversy!) up at the Religion News Service site today. I’ve been thinking…

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Read more about the article S3 E17 | How the Church Can Support School Reform with Nicole Baker Fulgham

S3 E17 | How the Church Can Support School Reform with Nicole Baker Fulgham

  • Post published:October 27, 2020
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Do we, as a society, truly think that every child can succeed in school? Nicole Baker Fulgham, president and founder of The Expectations Project, talks with Amy Julia about the…

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Read more about the article Hardship Is Not a Competition

Hardship Is Not a Competition

  • Post published:October 24, 2020
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I have so many friends who are struggling with dramatic hard stuff right now: cancer diagnoses and chronic illness and addiction. Then there’s me, struggling with the equally real but…

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Read more about the article How Beauty Brings Peace, How Peace Brings Beauty

How Beauty Brings Peace, How Peace Brings Beauty

  • Post published:October 22, 2020
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William took these photos the other day as a part of a year-long project he’s doing at school where he’s planning to learn how to identify local trees and plants…

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Read more about the article Human Suffering Is Not the Only Point of Connection

Human Suffering Is Not the Only Point of Connection

  • Post published:October 7, 2020
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I am so much more interested in human connection than human division.  But where does that connection come from? How does it happen?  I spoke with a former English teacher…

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Read more about the article S3 E14 | The Astonishing Hope of a Mortal Life with J. Todd Billings

S3 E14 | The Astonishing Hope of a Mortal Life with J. Todd Billings

  • Post published:October 6, 2020
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Mortality is often connected to fear, so how does embracing a mortal life provide hope to individuals and communities? Professor Todd Billings, author of “The End of the Christian Life:…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Three Podcast Episodes About Addressing Racism

AJB Recommends: Three Podcast Episodes About Addressing Racism

  • Post published:October 3, 2020
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This week, I’ll recommend three podcast episodes about racism that challenged me, brought hope, and brought clarity this week: CHALLENGE The challenge: A podcast about how one public school district…

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