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What God was Up to Behind the Scenes

An installment of the occasional series, Heterodox and Fine, I ...

Heterodox and Fine, I Guess (an occasional series on my changing faith)

People tell me they’re glad I “stayed in the church.” ...

A Delayed Advent Post that is Also A New Year Post About Joy

As you will have noticed, this post did NOT coincide ...

Advent Week 3: Admin Season when You’re Bad at Admin

My kids are super into advent things, calendars, candles, traditions. ...

Advent Week Two: Coming to getcha

The traditional week two of advent is peace, but we ...

Advent, Week One: Send Help

Greetings! Week one of advent is here! Which means I’ve ...

This is where I live now.

Welp, I ended up back where I started. Away from ...

March to May, Part 3: Grief Cake

I. Last April I was swatting at a mosquito, and ...

Who Gets to be Happy?

As I was sitting at the award ceremony for our ...

March to May, Pt 2 – Hostile Waters

I. In part one we learned about my desire to ...

March to May, Pt 1

Places and Patterns Here I was again, wanting to run ...

In Order to Stay In, I have to Go Out

When Asa was a baby, he was a crier. He ...

Where Justice, Religion, and Education Collide

I’ve been writing about education policy for coming up on ...
bekah in parts

Which Purity Culture Character Are You?

I love catching up with friends from college. But every ...

Performance Reviews My Children Give Me

One of the most frustrating parts of being a kid ...

My New Book was Written for this Moment!

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