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The Post-Evangelicals, Part I
Evangelicalism is changing: just look at the rise of the post-evangelicals.... Read More
Erev Israel
I lived in Indonesia during the summer of 2010. When Indonesians meet someone new, they ask two questions: What is your name? and What is your religion? I was startled one day when a wizened Indonesia... Read More
Carrying the Spirit of Christmas beyond December
As I write this piece, the Christmas decorations in my house are already beginning to come down. My family took our Christmas tree down on New Year’s Eve and just a couple of days ago I helped pack ... Read More
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
I am not sure if it is the Catholic in me, or the United Methodist in me, or the Mom in me, or the woman in me, but one person I feel does not receive the recognition she deserves at Christmas is, of ... Read More
IIWAPBK and Privilege 101
I think Gene Marks has now been thoroughly excoriated for his column “If I Were a Poor Black Kid” on the Forbes web site last week. In his effort to explain how it’s still possible... Read More
Embracing Darkness, Kindling Light
The lighting of Chanukah candles can be seen as a ceremonial process through which we enact the destruction that necessarily precedes rededication. We place our candle in its holder, light its tiny fl... Read More
Gene Marks is Right
Article first published as Gene Marks Is Right on Blogcritics. Once again, someone has picked up their keyboard and whacked the hornet’s nest of contemporary racial discourse in America. This ti... Read More
Interfaith Dialog: Respect is Key
This semester I had the honor and pleasure to work as the educational assistant for a course, “Religious Pluralism” at McCormick Theological Seminary under the leadership of Dr. Robert Ca... Read More