Is Church a Hospital?
Church is often compared to a hospital and I’ve recently been pondering the implications of that metaphor. The hospital is where things get real. It’s …
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Weather-Weary 10 Tips to Improve Your Mood in Winter
The Groundhog didn’t see his shadow. The reporters said that spring was coming, and here I am, snowed in on a Sabbath morning. I think I’m …
When National Coming Out Day Hits Close to Home
You didn’t know it was a thing, did you? A day set aside for people of a different sexual orientation to “come out” to friends …
Relationship or Relic? Where the Church Puts its Value
“Was Jesus a real-life guy?” The question sounds familiar. It’s the same thing my son asks me around Christmastime when we take the long way …
It’s Not a Place, It’s a People.
A man in a flowing red cape, who had recently lost an eye in a desperate brawl, declared with a deep Australian voice, “Asgard is …