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Cruising Among the Dead and Dying

There are some blogs I hate writing––this is one of them. I hate it because I am personally and terribly convicted by the picture it paints. So here it is… There is a gripping scene from the 90’s...

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Here, Jesus, Take My Shoes

There are few moments in life that I remember as vividly as the one I am about to share with you. Though I do not remember the names (I’ll make them up), the images of the story are imbedded in my...

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One Line—The Stink & Beauty

“A theology of brokenness embraces our spiritual poverty, our questions, our doubts, our desire for love, hope and redemption, and reminds us that the stink and the beauty are all wrapped up into one.”...

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Attic Blog: Poor, For Love’s Sake

Sometimes a line from a song or scripture just grabs me and will not let go. It happened just this past weekend in a church gathering. During a song that I have heard and sung a thousand times (“Here I...

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Same-Sex Marriage, Prop 8, and Jesus’ Words

I am amazed. Since California legalized same-sex marriages in May, 2008 and an estimated 22,000 people of the same sex have wed…our social world and order hasn’t collapsed or fallen apart, as some...

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Questions People Who Want to Make Abortion Illegal Need to Wrestle With

An insightful and thought provoking question: If abortion was illegal, what should be done with the women who have illegal abortions? (Here is a video interview of some being asked this question)....

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