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• Morning snuggles

  A night owl overcomes guilt to find peace in the morning.

• In the moment

  Learning through all five senses at a home away from home.

• The word-free sermon

  Remembering an uncle's embodied faith.

• A huge gap

  A personal reflection on weight, prompted by the ABC Family show, Huge.

• More weight

  Relieving the unbearable lightness of privilege.

• An affectionate soul

  A tribute to a feline friend who, for a short time, demonstrated unconditional love.

• An M&M and a prayer

  A review of the novel The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow by Joyce Magnin.

• He puts the lonely in families

  A meditation on the life and death of a friend who called upon others to care.

• Dave + Lenore

  Life, confession and memory in the endless moment of illness.

• Living well

  On shaping a life that will honor the memory and the suffering of those who have gone before.

• The maturing of brands and Sneetches

  If God is the first Brand Manager, what makes good branding?

• A difficult man

  What it's like to love someone with an impossible standard of perfection.

• Crying he makes

  A call to embrace both joy and sorrow as we remember the birth of Immanuel.

• My words for the year

  Ten words and phrases to shape life going forward.

• Writing to remember

  On the loss of love letters in a technological age.

• The second book on my shelf

  A tribute to a formational book that still speaks wisdom after 115 years.

• The confusion surrounding Black Friday

  On the contemporary relevance of a risen Savior.

• Little sinners

  On educating children in the ways of grace.

• To enroll or not to enroll

  Ramblings about paying for college from a broke(n) prospective student.

• Reframing brain drain

  Broadening the scope of "higher" education to value folkways.

• Screening desires

  A reflection on the ways in which film can shape who we are and who we wish to become.

• Coming to terms

  Wrestling with the place of mental illness in the Christian life.

• Out of her mind

  Helping students find the way through the valley of mental illness.

• Raising a generation of courage

  On accepting the challenge of parenting post-9/11 kids.

• Up off the floor

  A pastor reflects on the fitting elusiveness of perfection.

• Speaking with strangers

  From St. Francis to Shakespeare, an endorsement for radical hospitality.

• Government and the imitation of Christ

  Interpreting Romans and 1 Peter through the lens of Jesus Christ’s self-giving love.

• Ears to hear

  Learning how to sense the love of God in each moment.

• “Oh, is that for me?”

  Remembering terrible gift choices and why thoughtfulness matters.

• It was a horse

  Or was it a mule?  Perspectives on tradition.