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The Witch of Endor: How the Bible Complicates How I Think About Witchcraft

The Witch of Endor: How the Bible Complicates How I Think About Witchcraft

A confession: I've long been suspicious of astrology and zodiac signs. To this idea, I have no clue if I'm a Leo, Cancer, or Gemini, or Ken. The whole thing felt like elaborate superstition pretending to be wisdom. But then I moved to D.C. and

The Art of Non-Anxious Presence

The Art of Non-Anxious Presence

What Jesus Sleeping Through a Storm Teaches Us

Why We Stay: Four Reasons People Adhere to Religion

Why We Stay: Four Reasons People Adhere to Religion

"Pastor, I have to confess something," Alika said, fidgeting with her coffee cup during our meeting. "I'm not sure I believe in God anymore. Or maybe I do? I don't know if the resurrection actually happened, and honestly, half the Bible feels like

God's Ridiculous, Indiscriminate Love

God's Ridiculous, Indiscriminate Love

What the Parable of the Sower Teaches About Grace

July 18 Now Page

Family & Summer Chaos Just wrapped up the most glorious family trip to California — floated around Pete and June's pool in Alamo with a book like I was twelve years old again at Stone Lake. The kids treated that pool like their personal kingdom. My cousin Jessica was

A Christian Case for Transgender Affirmation

A Christian Case for Transgender Affirmation

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When Church Ladies Wage Financial War Over Bible Placement: A 2,000-Year-Old Problem

When Church Ladies Wage Financial War Over Bible Placement: A 2,000-Year-Old Problem

Picture this: you're 21, idealistic, and convinced that putting a Bible on the communion table is a stroke of liturgical genius. What could possibly go wrong? Everything, as it turns out. I was an intern at a small church where the communion table received the full Martha Stewart

"The Son of Man Coming on the Clouds" Isn't About the Second Coming

"The Son of Man Coming on the Clouds" Isn't About the Second Coming

Every time Jesus says "you will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds," Christians tend to immediately think "Second Coming" - but we've got the direction completely backwards. In a previous post, I talked about how Jesus barely mentions his second coming.

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