Two Years Later: A Prayer for Haiti

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Loving God, We come to you, first, in silence. We mourn those who died two years ago in the earthquake. And we mourn with those who continue to mourn. We come to you in sadness, too, for the suffering of...
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"Grace"less Christianity

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A church called Point of Grace in Iowa that was renting off-site office space to a day care center has taken a rather radical turn. Ironically, it appears they're offering anything but grace to those who toe t...
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Babies: Born This Way?

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I was recently quite disturbed by this story of a couple in Toronto who have refused to divulge the gender of their recently born child, who they named Storm (how perfectly gender ambiguous!). Though Storm d...
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What Do You Mean by Sin?

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From time to time, I have been asked in the academic classrooms where I have taught to define what I mean by sin.  I always respond by saying, “Sin is what diminishes the humanity of another person and of the...