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An African guest at our church stood in front of the congregation this morning, reading…no, proclaiming…today’s New Testament selection. His richly-accented English brought the passage alive for me in a fresh way. It was verse 15 that struck me: “As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a remote place, and…

When I was in 2nd grade, Miss Nelson used to have us go around the classroom by rows, reading aloud. My desk was next to a row of bookshelves, and I would pull a way more interesting grown-up book from the shelves and hide it inside the classroom readers that featured the compelling stories of…

I happened to start my new job two days before a combo retreat and leadership training sesssion, which meant I got to attend the event. It was held here. I have driven by the place no less than 7.5 bazillion times (OK, that might be a bit of a stretch) and had no idea there…

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When I hear people talking about the stories Jesus told, I listen. I’ve spent the last few years focused on them. Yes, I’ve studied them, read lots of commentaries and sermons, delighted in contemplating them and written 2 books about them…but the true joy for me is simply immersing myself in these stories. These stories…