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Five lessons from 2023

The parable of living economic worthlessness

Of Palestine

Statements on Gaza/Israel from the Church

Resisting Christian Zionism

Secularization, None Church, and the liberal democratic myth of universal values

Polarization may actually be fine

Having a better conversation about appropriation

It's getting harder to talk about things

the scandal of the pastoral mind

Sexism and the US church

Shiny Happy People and trauma-informed pastoring

What to do with bad theologians

The limits and possibilities of white shame

When trauma is your last resort

White moms have always co-parented with the government

Relationships can't fix racism

He is the Breast of Life

Why are evangelicals obsessed with trans people?

Those footwashing pictures

Join me on Notes

While it was still dark

Is crucifixion salvific? Sometimes.

The complicated terrain of suffering on Good Friday

Social media and changing directions

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