When I was in my late teens/early twenties, a friend and mentor told me one of her life’s mottos was: “Expect nothing and be pleasantly…
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A Thanksgiving to “Do Better”
This Thanksgiving week, I am having a hard time wrapping my heart and mind around a sense of gratitude. It’s not that I’m ungrateful; quite…
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Praying for a Purple Wave
Today is Election Day and I hope anyone who is eligible has carved out time to vote. Not only is voting our civic duty, but…
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Err on the Side of Compassion
My family recently relocated to Louisville, KY and we are in the process of finding a new church home. At one particular church we visited,…
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Just a Little Bit Less
This weekend’s Gospel reading from Mark contains one of the most cringe-worthy lines in all of scripture for many of us in the U.S.: “It…
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Embrace Your Inner Franciscan!
From September 1st – October 4th many Christians around the world participate in the “Season of Creation.” In many Christian churches, the Season of Creation…
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Responding to the Pennsylvania Abuse
When recent news broke about the sexual abuse of over 1,000 children by Catholic priests in Pennsylvania, a handful of individuals in our JustFaith Ministries…
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Uppsala 1968
Picture it, Uppsala 1968! Fifty years ago, in July 1968, the nascent World Council of Churches (WCC) held its fourth Assembly in Sweden. Under the…
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Maybe Not a Break, but Definitely a Mission!
From the Center for Social Ministry’s blog, Building Bridges, Building Hope – Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 In this weekend’s Gospel reading, the Apostles have been busy witnessing and…
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Declaration of Interdependence
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all…