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A writer focused on equipping Christians to engage more lovingly and effectively across societal divisions
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Taking Action on Behalf of George Floyd
As many of you are aware, a 46-year-old black man named George Floyd died on Monday, May 25th, after Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin held Mr. Floyd face-down and pressed his knee to the back of his neck for eight… Read More ›
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what do I write in the fog of war
what do I write in the fog of warwhile saving the worldfrom inside my door? a strain-the-brain treatisewith an overwrought thesis? or a manifesto on… ammo furlough joe blow … Read More ›
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When Following God into Dark Places Reveals the Darkness in Your Own Heart
How shepherding others through messy situations brings our own sin and insufficiency to the surface. Over the past two decades, I’ve read a number of Christian books that make the case for walking alongside people in need and offer a… Read More ›
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Ways to Help People in Need in the DFW Area
The mass closures of gathering spaces and schools, coupled with suspensions of many businesses and public services, are necessary measures to manage the COVID-19 pandemic; but they have greatly impacted our most vulnerable neighbors and created a crippling amount of… Read More ›
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How Some of the Early Church Fathers’ Views on Women Affect Us Today
Introduction In the Protestant circles I’ve been a part of for the last two decades (Evangelical Presbyterian, Presbyterian Church of America, non-denominational evangelical, Anglican Church of North America, Evangelical Free Church of America, and presently, an independent Bible Church), whenever… Read More ›
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How the Life, Suffering, and Death of John the Baptist Embody the Spirit of Advent
What is Advent? For the average evangelical Christian in America, the word “Advent” probably evokes the images and sounds of Christmas – a manger scene, shepherds, angels, the star of Bethlehem, wise men from the East, “Silent Night.” But if… Read More ›
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My Weekend at the San Diego/Tijuana Border
This is a guest post by Cindy M. Wu, Program Manager at Houston Welcomes Refugees, author of A Better Country: Embracing the Refugees in Our Midst, and co-author of Our Global Families: Christians Embracing Common Identity. (And also my sister-in-law)… Read More ›