When the Holidays Only Bring More Pain
Loss, it seems, only gets amplified with every Christmas carol. It gets turned up to 11 as fresh waves of lament wash over the grieving. Know this: the holidays are not a gift for everyone.
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We Are a People Who Rise
2020 is but days away from expiring. Most of us are saying, “Good riddance.” A quick glance at 2020 finds most everything painful…
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When the Church Feels Fraudulent
I have a friend named Danny. He’s a notoriously good guy. Faithful husband, solid dad, coaches pee-wee soccer—the full package as good men…
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James McDonald is Every Pastor
Pastors are people too. I know that smells of a bad bumper sticker, but sometimes trite sayings are spot-on. Pastors are first people. And people…
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Twenty-One Years and Counting
Today marks 21 years married to the same woman—the same fingerprints and social security number and DNA, but not really the same woman….
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