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I’ll Pray for You, You for Me

If you go through my archive, you'll find more than one reference to the Superchic[k] song "Alright." It showed up in one of my annual playlists as well (because every…

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Don’t Press K

Years ago several of my students were struggling with feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. They found solace making a joke about suicide based on a video game they all played.…

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Bear the Name

Listening to this podcast is a better use of your time than my blog; come back here for commentary on this episode: https://bibleproject.com/podcast/taking-gods-name-vain/ I listen to a lot of podcasts…

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Empathy for Dracula

Dr. Schaak used to always tell our literature classes at Multnomah, "The goal of literature is empathy." I told my students that in our last gathering all together on Friday…

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From and To

My TA was getting some addresses for me this week and writing them on envelopes I hoped to have sent out months ago. Yesterday, I also spent a good amount…

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Behold, My Servant Job

This past Thursday morning, I was chatting with someone about how she has a lot of questions about Job - and I admitted I have a lot of questions too.…

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No Plan B

I don't post absolutely everything on the internet, but the euphemistic pain I was describing in last week's post only got worse through this past week. I'm on the mend…

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Like Flies to Fresh Air

"How are you today?" one of my AP seniors asked when he came into the room Wednesday. "Honestly, not great," I told him since I'd already confessed to a different…

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I’m Salty

I am, as the kids say these days, salty - but for other reasons than you'd think. This morning's sermon included discussion of the salt and light metaphors Jesus uses.…

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Day 40 of 40 Days of Prayer

For those of you praying along with me for miracles these forty days, please read aloud this Psalm with my name and ask God to reveal new feeling and function…

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Day 39 of 40 Days of Prayer

For those of you praying along with me for miracles these forty days, please read aloud this Psalm with my name and ask God to reveal new feeling and function…

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Day 38 of 40 Days of Prayer

For those of you praying along with me for miracles these forty days, please read aloud this Psalm with my name and ask God to reveal new feeling and function…

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Day 37 of 40 Days of Prayer

For those of you praying along with me for miracles these forty days, please read aloud this Psalm with my name and ask God to reveal new feeling and function…

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Day 36 of 40 Days of Prayer

For those of you praying along with me for miracles these forty days, please read aloud this Psalm with my name and ask God to reveal new feeling and function…

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Day 35 of 40 Days of Prayer

For those of you praying along with me for miracles these forty days, please read aloud this Psalm with my name and ask God to reveal new feeling and function…

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Day 34 of 40 Days of Prayer

For those of you praying along with me for miracles these forty days, please read aloud this Psalm with my name and ask God to reveal new feeling and function…

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Day 33 of 40 Days of Prayer

For those of you praying along with me for miracles these forty days, please read aloud this Psalm with my name and ask God to reveal new feeling and function…

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Day 32 of 40 Days of Prayer

For those of you praying along with me for miracles these forty days, please read aloud this Psalm with my name and ask God to reveal new feeling and function…

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Day 31 of 40 Days of Prayer

For those of you praying along with me for miracles these forty days, please read aloud this Psalm with my name and ask God to reveal new feeling and function…

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Day 30 of 40 Days of Prayer

For those of you praying along with me for miracles these forty days, please read aloud this Psalm with my name and ask God to reveal new feeling and function…

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