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An Unplanned Pilgrimage
Reflections on being summoned to a pilgrimage you didn’t plan to take
May 5
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The Audacity of Easter
Two Easter Reflections
Apr 5
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Variants of Uncertain Significance
Patience, Curiosity, and the Questions that Refuse Easy Answers
Mar 17
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When We Mistake Height for Holiness
A reflection on Psalm 121, influence, and where our help truly comes from
Mar 2
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Don’t Worry — It Washes Out
On Ash Wednesday and the strange vulnerability of visible belief
Feb 18
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What the Epstein Files Still Don’t Reveal
We Have the Names. Where’s the Repentance?
Feb 6
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Wicked Exposes a Hard Truth: We Love Our False Gods
**Spoiler Alert: This article discusses key plot points from both Wicked films.
Nov 27, 2025
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God and Gel Pens
Or: The Case for Journaling as a Spiritual Practice
Nov 18, 2025
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Death and a Perfume Bottle
My grandmother left me a small vial of her perfume when she died.
Nov 3, 2025
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Time and Tide Wait For None of Us
A few weeks ago, I told a friend it was a pity I wasn’t born in the early 20th century.
Oct 21, 2025
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Erika Kirk Forgave--Should We?
Insights into forgiveness from faith and psychology
Sep 25, 2025
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Beethoven and Time
Why time stops in trauma and how to move forward
Sep 19, 2025
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