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• Into Esther

  A keynote address from Jubilee 2006 that takes a look at what one of the Old Testament's more obscure texts is speaking to us here and now.

• Snapshots of Jubilee

  A perspective on the annual Coalition for Christian Outreach conference from one who's made it to 21 events in a row.

• Art, faith and Warhol

  A session on the art of Andy Warhol, with an introduction by Dayton Castleman.

• Imagine the Kingdom

  On what it means to be covenant people, discovered through the themes of Scripture.

• A road map, in retrospect

  A reflection on the questions and people that led a math and physics major to seminary.

• On packing boxes and planting roots

  Yet another move prompts consideration of the pros and cons of leaving.

• Dragging my heels

  Another transition prompts reflection on the fleeting experience of good things.

• Turning again

  A double review of The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness by Karen Armstrong and You Can Go Home Again by Gene Logsdon.

• A welcome and an invitation

  An introduction to the content of this unique issue, with links and information for participating in Practicing Resurrection 2006.

• "For they were afraid"

  Reflections on Mark 16.1-8, which recounts the visit of the women to Jesus' tomb.

• Something to say

  Reflections on catapult as a space for confession.

• Credit spending was my addiction

  A personal story of a journey that led to bankruptcy.

• We only see in part

  On the death of a close friend's father.

• Addicted to love

  A review of Jolie Holland's album Springtime Can Kill You.

• Route 6: Eastown/Woodland

  Looking for meaning on the number six bus.

• If life gives you gooseberries...

  An interview with Jeffrey Keefer about his first season of winemaking and the personal history that led up to it.

• Speaking in song

  A fascination with Sacred Harp singing is more than just a cultural curiosity.

• Returning to the why of music

  A journey comes full circle…or does it?

• Metamorphic M&M's

  On the mellifluous melancholy musical musings of Ray Lamontagne and The Wood Brothers.

• Christ didn't come to give us the willies

  A reflection on the implications of downplaying the suffering memories of Good Friday.

• From the ashes

  At opposite ends of the Lenten journey are two paradoxical reminders.

• Mean old world

  The Good News of holy week can be an awfully scary story.

• A word is worth a thousand pictures

  On the objective journaling of cinema.
  

• Thoughts on things

  A collection of short reflections on things collected by Tala Azar Strauss.

• My shoes

  A pair of footwear acquires more significance on the feet of a nomad.

• A good restaurant

  Memories and dreams inform criteria for what makes a restaurant good.

• Cheeseburgers in Paradise

  All reflections made with 100% fresh ground choice experience and served on a toasted bun.

• You had me at tapas

  A self-proclaimed food snob finds satisfaction in St. Louis.

• Life’s bistro

  A review of the film Avenue Montaigne.

• Imaginative fancy and innocuous fantasy

  A reflection on the energizing power, for better or worse, of imagination.