Hearts of Mercy and Justice
About 25 years ago, I thoughtlessly made a petty, judgmental comment about an acquaintance. What...
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Monday, July 20
Sunday, December 21
The Contagion of Love
In the midst of the Ebola fearfulness filling the news in recent months, an odd...
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Monday, August 18
Listening To Our Ghosts: Pilfering With Privilege
(This post also was published in the On Being with Krista Tippett Blog, August 21....
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Wednesday, November 27
Listening Post #29: A Hopeful Suggestion
I haven’t written a post on this blog in over 6 months, despite the fact...
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Saturday, May 11
ListeningPost #28:Mothers: Doing The Best We Can
Recently, one of my younger brothers reminded me of the story he told about my...
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Saturday, July 21
Listening Post #27: Coming Soon: Our Litany of Life
Aurora, Utoya, Tucson, Virginia Tech, The Nickel Mines Amish School, Columbine. Our expanding litany of...
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Wednesday, May 09
Listening Post #26: Resting in The Grace of the World
I’ve just spent the past week on a news-fast. I am certain that during this...
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Monday, February 06
Listening Post #25: Warm Somebody
I recently found myself nearly slipping down the insidious slope of despair while reading the...
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Friday, December 23
Listening Post #24: Gifts of the Season
In the midst of the frenzy of gift buying and giving that preoccupies many of...
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Wednesday, September 07
Listening Post #23: Surviving Hurricanes: A Love Story
When Hurricane Irene recently vented her fury on the East coast, I huddled inside, safe...
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