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A prayer for prayer
God, I don’t pray enough. But I suppose you already know that. I know I should have a routine. I know I should clear out a space in the morning or create a time in the evening. I know I should be more...
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The point we’ve been missing
A friend posted a link to a recent NY Times article on books addressing the growing Spiritual but not religious segment. Writing a recent memoir has made me think a lot about Christiian community, and...
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Making a new trail
When I came to College Park Baptist Church in Greensboro, NC as Associate Minister in 1986, they saw me as something of a groundbreaker. They’d never had an ordained woman on staff before. In fact, no...
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“Don’t just stand there despairing.”
It’s been a rough week on this corner of the planet. A boy is killed, apparently for the color of his skin, and the long simmering racial divides of a community erupt into what looks like a third world...
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Losing my Religion
Seems like I see one of these articles or interviews about every day. Someone who professes their lack of spiritual belief shares with the world why life is so much better on their side of the fence....
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Death of a Pit Bull
I learned this morning that Hector the Pit Bull had died. I never met the dog nor his owners. I only knew of him from his Facebook page. Hector and his family This was no ordinary pup with publicity....
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God loves us anyway: Thinking about Will Campbell
Will Campbell(Picture courtesy of The Tennessean) I’ve been thinking about Will Campbell recently. If you aren’t familiar with Will, he was the campus chaplain when Ole Miss was integrated and was a...
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If you only had faith…
It’s enough to break my heart. My client sits across from me and admits that they’re sure that God hates them or is angry with them or is ready to give up on them. Because they’re anxious. Because...
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Trump, Clinton and Those People
Just when it becomes hard to imagine our political climate becoming more divided, along comes a presidential campaign season that seems intent mostly on fracturing our divided nation even more....
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Thanksgiving in the rear view mirror
The leftover turkey is transformed to hash stage and the last of the dessert is gone. But before we leave Thanksgiving completely, I share with you a Thanksgiving sermon… about not leaving Thanksgiving...
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