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Silence on Aisle Nine
(or The Sound of Being Enough)
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The Courage to Be (Left Behind)
or, An Exvangelical Meditation on Doom, Deliverance, and Other Childhood Fears
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More Courage to Stay (Left Behind):
A Meditation On Avoidance, Spiritual Bypassing, and a Theology of Remaining
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Halftime and the Ache for Home
An Impromptu Reflection on Bad Bunny, Longing and the Unforgettable
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Everything Belongs (Even on the Tracks)
(or two Kirks, a smirk, and a runaway trolley)
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The Shape of What We Carry
A reflection on love, loss, and the quiet moment when life splits in two.
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Too Scattered to Hear What’s Sacred
Thoreau, therapy, and the sacred work of returning to ordinary life.
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The Tyranny of Self-Improvement
On January, greatness, and the hunger that never rests
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Are we the baddies?
On noticing the skulls we wear and the slow grace of seeing clearly
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Good God, Good Grief
On grief, evil, and the work of remaining human
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The Broken Chalice
When the cup breaks, the truth finally spills out. The question is: what do you do with what’s left?
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Bread for the Hungry
On spiritual appetite, empty calories, and learning to sit at the table
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