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I’ve Preached the Gospel Countless Times. The Love of the Amish Preached it to Me.
On Sunday, June 21, 2020, 18-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos of Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania, was kidnapped and later murdered by Justo Smoker—my brother-in-law.…
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We Are ‘Gods’ Because We are God’s
Nearly halfway through John’s Gospel, Jesus tells those gathered in the temple at the Feast of the Dedication, “Is it…
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The Book of Job Gives Us Good News for an Unfair …
Life is unfair, and that is a problem. All humans seem to have an “unfairness radar” that goes off whenever…
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It’s the End of the World (But Not as We Know It)
Next week’s solar eclipse has stoked the flames of end-time speculations, once again whipping doomsday theorists into a frenzy. As…
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Praying in the Shadow of Gethsemane
“Father, if it is your will, please heal your servant; yet not our will, but yours be done.” As a…
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Good Friday’s Answers to Wounded Church Members
[This article is also available in Turkish.] I serve as a priest in an Anglican church in Dallas, and I…
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Why Every Day This Week Is Holy
As a child, my twin and I would often stage elaborate bake-offs during the school holidays. One year, I made…
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Let’s Not Give Up Meetings on the Church Calendar
This is the time of year when we pause our calendars to make space to celebrate Holy Week—rehearsing the gospel…
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Picture Jesus: Is He Shiny?
Christ’s resplendence in the Transfiguration says more than we think. Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous man who ever…
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What made this ‘epiphany’ stand out?
the story of the wise men, or “Magi,” as Matthew calls them, has a special sense of mystery and joy…
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