Weekly Word

Is This Part of My 25%?

Is This Part of My 25%?

This past week, a friend of mine from seminary named Matt posted online that he was at a conference. At this conference, Matt heard a quote by a friend of his named Mark. So, Matt promptly took to Facebook to say, “I’m in a workshop at the . . . conference and [someone] just quoted Mark. . . So, you know, I want my money back.”

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The Flag + The Cross

The Flag + The Cross

As some of you know, I have been away for two Sundays - on vacation with my family. I’m pleased to say that I was able to visit two different...

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The Gift of Listening

The Gift of Listening

The Gift of Listening This past week, I picked up our 3-year-old from daycare and, once we were buckled in and on the way, he volunteered this...

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The Beloved Community

The Beloved Community

This past Monday was the national observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. And, over the course of last weekend and this week, there were...

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Lighting a Candle

Lighting a Candle

Last month, a colleague of mine named Jenny McDevitt, who is a pastor down in South Carolina, posted an entry in her church’s Advent Devotional...

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