Purple Trees

On those days when I struggle to understand my eight-year-old daughter’s love of pinks and purples and boy bands and the use of high-pitched squealing to express joy…And on those days when I struggle to understand the irrepressible nature, the endlessly...

Prayer for Grace

Today I pray for the grace of a violetto simply be;for the grace of a sparrowto faithfully glean;for the grace of an infantto wholly love.Another prayer for grace, this one from my favorite artist/band Michael Franti & Spearhead: “I’m afraid sometimes...

The Politics of Church Language

I am frustrated and fed up with groups like Westboro Baptist Church that continue to call themselves “Church” or people like those in the Hutaree Militia who call themselves “Christians.” For too long, theological conservativism has gone...

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