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Roadside Memorial

We used to live across from a man who watched our house every single day. Even worse, he was constantly leering at our kids. Anywhere else, you’d call the cops on him.  But in Florida, you elect him to the Neighborhood Association board. It was as if that nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz from Bewitched lived…

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The God Who Sings

In 2013, Sunday Assembly was begun in London, England. Founded by Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans, it’s a non-religious gathering for people who want the same communal experience believers get in religious services. In other words, it’s a church for Atheists. The biggest question I have with this admittedly-novel idea is this: what would you…

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The Cool Kids Table

I got a phone call yesterday from a young man I’d known from a past church. He’s serious about following Jesus, but now he’s hurting and calling for advice.  He’s made some mistakes and now friends are choosing sides between him and another friend. In the whole mess, he feels like he’s made compromises on…

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Disfunction Junction

I grew up in a fairly conventional family in what’s known as the Bible Belt of America. My dad drove to the same job every day for nearly 40 years, and mom was usually there when I walked home from school every afternoon. Then I played outside untethered until the streetlights came on each evening.…

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Spice Girl Theology

The saying “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink” is most likely the oldest English proverb still in use today. It was recorded as far back as 1175 in Old English Homilies. From the title of the book, the saying was old even in the 1100s. But it still applies, especially…

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