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Eugene Peterson author of The Message and pastor to pastors dies at age 85

“I’ve loved being a pastor, almost every minute of it,” Peterson once told the Century.

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Silence in an evil time

An enigmatic verse from the prophet Amos stuck in my soul’s craw.

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Mystic traditions and modern psychology

I love pop psychology pieces that try to make sense of those Christmas-tree-colored splotches that appear on brain scans. 

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Believing survivors without physical evidence

I wish the risen Christ hadn’t shown Thomas proof. Women had already testified to the resurrection.

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Beyond winning to living well

How can we look beyond the next thirty days and focus on our whole lives? 

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The silence that surrounds parents grief for a baby

“It’s the absolute worst when this happens,” says the man laying gravestones, unable to speak the words baby or dead.

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Responding to trauma

As religious leaders, we cannot ignore what the events surrounding the confirmation hearings are doing, especially to our bodies. 

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Courage through small things

Maya Angelou says that we develop courage by doing small things. "You wouldn't want to pick up a 100-pound weight without preparing yourself."

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Global Peace Forum on Korea brings together diplomats church leaders and activists

It was the first time diplomats from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea joined such an event.

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New Testament and preaching scholar Gail O Day dies at age 63

O’Day was known for her integrity in biblical interpretation.

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