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Kirk Byron Jones

Kirk Byron Jones is a Baptist minister and author of Three Beats Deep: Rest, Play, and Soul for Living All the Way Alive.

Sunday’s Coming

All God’s children (Genesis 21:8-21)

No one is ever outside God’s grace.
In the Lectionary

June 25, Ordinary 12A (Romans 6:1b–11)

False security is a lovely, loathsome thing.
Sunday’s Coming

Holy wild card (Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19)

Why Howard Thurman dedicated his autobiography to a stranger
In the Lectionary

June 18, Ordinary 11A (Genesis 18:1–15)

The prankster is God, through whom all things are possible.
Features

10 ways for Christians to embrace our creative power

Being born is a holy calling to join God in free, joyful, and playful expression.
Sunday’s Coming

Waking up (Luke 24:13-35; Easter 3A)

Two people have an experience of awakening after talking to a stranger. 
In the Lectionary

May 3, Easter 4A (Psalm 23; John 10:1–10)

The source of David’s overflowing cup is a free, frolicking divinity.
In the Lectionary

April 26, Easter 3A (Luke 24:13–35)

What does Jesus do after the resurrection? Take a walk.

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