Am I Doing Advent Wrong?
Given how store displays go straight from skeletons to Santa, and some churches launch right into "Joy to the World" after a few obligatory verses of "O Come, O Come Emmanuel," celebrating Advent is downright counter-cultural. That we make room ...
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The Theology of "Interstellar"
If you've seen the new movie Interstellar, starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain, you may be wondering about the title of this post, wondering if maybe you missed some God talk in the film. You didn't miss anything. ...
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Muslims in the Cathedral
Last Friday, the Washington National Cathedral, together with their director for liturgy, the South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, Masjid Muhammad of The Nation’s Mosque, and representatives from the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islamic Society o ...
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Our Place in the Sun
Bob dated himself by quoting a Crosby, Stills & Nash song in his Sunday sermon. I'm going to date myself by quoting from a song, Prince of Darkness, by the Indigo Girls, those mascots of 40-something progressive Christian feminists (or something) ...
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a Jesus by any other name
Faces of Jesus/Interpretations Collage by Project Odessa Life
As our weekly Bible study at St. James’s has studied the Revelation to John, we have been confronted with several images of Jesus—many of which make some of us unc ...
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Revelation on an Ordinary Evening
This post is a little something different. A vignette/very short story/parable of sorts. It was first published on my Patheos blog last week.She was alone in the kitchen, the weak gray light and clink of dishes as ...
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6 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Youth Ministry
This originally appeared on OnFaith. Greg Rickel, bishop of the Diocese of Olympia, covered in silly string during a youth conference. Photo by Gabrielle Westcott.Without the parish and diocesan ministries that included me in regular worship, fellowship, and action, ...
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Post-Election Day
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I am One of the Blessed
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom o ...
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The Beatitudes
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted."Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."Blessed are those who hunger and thirst ...
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