Category: Faith
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Baby v. Me
At the very beginning of my life, Roe v. Wade debuted in the Supreme Court. We’ve grown up together, and to say the least, things are complicated between us. Yes, this is about the recent fetal heartbeat law in Texas. See, Roe is the Forever War of my whole lifetime, and in a freakishly brilliant…
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Local Synagogue Silenced in Georgetown, Texas
Rabbi Jonathan Dade discovered the vandalism at his church just before the service started on Saturday, August 9, 2020. “Sometimes before worship, the tech doesn’t work. We didn’t know what had happened until we discovered that our internet cables had actually been cut.”
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Healing Fire
I know a beautiful story, and I can’t keep it a secret. It involves a monthly prayer-centered event in my town. It is one of the many Taizé based services that have popped up in every corner of the world now. In Georgetown, Texas, we call it the Ecumenical Service of Wholeness. And, the title says what…
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God the Snapping Turtle
Don’t argue with a toddler. Don’t even try. It’s his usual routine. The boy, barely 3 years old, wants to delay sleep as long as possible. The familiar litany of “go potty, need a drink, want my blankie, give me a kiss, sing me a song,” comes to a merciful end. Only one card left in his deck, and is going to…
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Book Review: Love, Imperfectly Known
As book reviews go, I think this one is likely to be a little unfair. Concerning Love, Imperfectly Known by the Christian monk and mystic, Brother Emmanuel of Taizé: it’s hard for me to be objective about a book that I have grown to adore so personally. This disturbs me a little bit. I would…