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When We Disagree
A zealot, a tax collector, a Pharisee, and a fisherman all sit at a table to share a meal. There’s little on which they agree. Their approaches to life’s big questions are as different as their professions and politics. During the meal, the volume rises. Heads shake. Eyes roll. Faces flush. But, when the meal …[ read more ]
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It’s All Ruined
One simple sentence makes my stomach knot every time I hear it or think it. This sentence has the power to send worlds into a tailspin, emotions into a downward spiral, and faith into bankruptcy. It’s a short sentence with ancient origins. It was likely uttered for the first time at the dawn of creation …[ read more ]
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This Isn’t a Moment for Mocking
Our world has become one large Colosseum. Individuals are released (or release themselves) before the masses in the stands and await judgement. Will they receive thumbs up? Be cheered on? Become heroes? Will people toss laurel wreaths at their feet and boo all who oppose them in the ring? Or will the crowd mock and …[ read more ]