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I just moved all my dresses to the front of my closet. Except for the long one I wear in the summer, and the sparkly one I wore for my disco roller skating anniversary party. And, I'm apologizing to you here in advance, because my Instagram feed is about to get obnoxious. And so is my Facebook …
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Way back, in the early part of this year, Michelle, Jennifer, and I were texting or FB messaging (I don't remember which one it was, exactly) and one of them said something about how great the HS is. I was confused, and wondered what in the world High School had to do with our conversation. I read …
Some of you knew me when I was training for that 5K. Remember that? It's been a while. But, while I was getting ready for that race, running was my world. I ate to run. I slept to run. I planned my day around running. At first, running intimidated me. I had run track in high school, and I was …
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Sorry to come back from one month away with all these words. And, with these particular words: People often ask me what I do. "I'm a writer," I tell them. "Really?" they ask. And then, "What do you write?" "I write about faith, and about race in the American church. Stuff like …
God doesn't deal with me in great big plans, with step-by-step instructions and excel spreadsheets filled out and color-coded. He's aware all of that advance planning would freak me out. I'd be over the edge with anxiety at the prospect of having to do too much preparation, or make big …
I wish you could come to church with me and hear H preach. Clearly, I'm biased. I think he's one of this generation's great preachers. It's true, he's been called to a specific ministry, and he serves a specific church. The Holy Spirit has uniquely fitted him and his message to meet the needs of …
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