You Will Be My Witness

You Will Be My Witness

Last night I hosted an advent wreath party at my home. When I lived in Charlotte, North Carolina I started participating in this annual tradition…

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Why I Let My Children Play in the Dark

Why I Let My Children Play in the Dark

One of my favorite Disney movies when I was growing up (not counting “The Parent Trap”), was a lesser known thriller called “Watcher in the…

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Bullying and Persecution

Bullying and Persecution

I have been angsty (Word spellcheck tells me that this is not a word, but I think it IS, so I am not changing it)…

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Tell Me Why

Tell Me Why

A few weeks ago a friend asked me a pointed question seemingly out of nowhere. The text came abruptly: “Why do you love Jesus so…

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My Thoughts Toward You

My Thoughts Toward You

A few years back while preparing to teach a course on trauma, I came across a lovingkindness meditation. I started using it in class. It…

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Just Me, Google and My Bible? Loving a Passionate and Responsive God

Just Me, Google and My Bible? Loving a Passionate and Responsive God

The French speaking Swiss psychologist, Jean Piaget studied the development of thinking in children. As a constructionist, he believed our knowledge is constructed, not acquired….

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