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February 18, 2016
My Memoir is available for pre-order
I’ve said very little about my new book here, even though it has been in process for more than five years. Maybe that’s why I didn’t say much. The project has morphed so much — and sometime soon I’ll write more about how…
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February 15, 2016
The Lincoln Hutch, on this Presidents Day
Today we celebrate the lives of two presidents — which is your favorite? Like every American, I admire George Washington. During an election year, I often reflect on the reason we invest so many powers in the presidential office — because of our…
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February 10, 2016
Ashes & Valentines: Love is endless, life is not
Ashes & Valentines collide this week. Every year, this span of days reminds me of a little book our kids loved when they were little: “Love You Forever” by Robert Munsch. This little picture book revolves around a song, which a parent sings to…
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January 30, 2016
Podcast Part 2: Because the Interviewer said “Testosterone”
As Jay McNeal was signing off from the podcast, he tossed out the word “testosterone.” I was uncomfortable with that word — feeling that he was using it as an excuse for male sexual aggression — and asked him to delete that sentence…
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January 29, 2016
Podcast Interview: My Life in Ministry
Jay McNeal interviewed me for his Coffeepot Fellowship Podcast. We talk about my life in ministry, a botched baptism, swimming in the Sea of Galilee — and open up a conversation about sexual violence that needed a Part 2 (coming tomorrow). Here’s Part…
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January 25, 2016
Snow Sabbath: brought to us by #Blizzard
Like most people on the eastern seaboard, our home is under a 30 inch blanket of snow. I’m grateful for many things: for weather forecasting that allowed people to prepare, for electricity and a working heater, for unlimited sources of things to read…
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Snow Sabbath: brought to us by #Jonas
Like most people on the eastern seaboard, our home is under a 30 inch blanket of snow. I’m grateful for many things: for weather forecasting that allowed people to prepare, for electricity and a working heater, for unlimited sources of things to read…
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January 19, 2016
Preachers, Please State the Obvious
On this holiday weekend, my husband and I went on a road trip into the Shenandoah. We’ve explored Staunton before, so this time we headed a bit further south, to Lexington. Amazingly enough, those thirty extra miles made a huge difference, dropping us from northern Virginia into southern Virginia. Or perhaps it was the timing of our... read more »
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January 15, 2016
Benediction: Christian, Jew & Muslim @NationalCathedral
My footsteps echoed in the marble chamber so I lifted my heels to keep them from hitting the tile floor. In the transept, the “great choir” was singing Evensong. The unaccompanied voices drifted through the nave like wisps of pure … Continue reading →
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December 31, 2015
Adventure in the Dominican Republic
This was our family’s first time in the Caribbean together and the week was full of new experiences — Our plane arrives late, in the middle of the night. We are disoriented, and shocked by the throngs of people who … Continue reading →
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