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Read MoreHappy spring, everyone!
Like many of you I’m sure, I’m stunned by how quickly this year has been going. Maybe this feeling of acceleration is compounded by my book project with quarterly deadlines.
Read MoreWhat are the spiritual practices that nourish you and help you stay connected with God? There are so many that if you’re like me, you’ve probably practiced a variety of them over the years, with some of them waxing and waning.
Read MoreWhen I was younger, I wanted nothing more than to suffer. I wanted suffering like some people want money. I wanted to acquire it, have it come to me, create it, hoard it to excess.
Read MoreMoney—a topic ministers rarely address head-on. I also strayed from the topic until I experienced a copernican revolution on my understanding of it, which inspired me to share this awakening with others.
Read MoreOn this day, James and I have been married for 8 years and together for almost 12 years. I shared in one of my most popular posts, Two Marriage Hacks That Can Make All the Difference, our relationship has never been easy.
Read MoreI’m moving to San Diego. Everybody around me is ecstatic. They say, “Congratulations,” “You’re so lucky, I want to move down there!,” and “The air is so much cleaner than LA.” Everybody around me is thrilled…except me.
Read MoreMy preconceptions about older people first began to crumble when one of my congregants, a woman in her 80s, came into my office seeking pastoral care.
Read MoreOccasionally, I hear enviable descriptions of preternaturally easy, harmonious and conflict-free marriages. Part of me can’t help but be a bit suspicious of such accounts, wondering if they are selective or curated images.
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