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the lover paradigm: our story

I know this girl who loved theology and the way it lay like a safety blanket on the mind, the worn Bible pages like silk between fingers, the familiarity and formula of Jesus on the cross, in her heart – her outlinable Jesus. She had begun to see Him as pontificator, like her, as a [...]

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On Cussy Christians

The beautiful thing about living in a small apartment with several children is how proximity allows that we maintain a sense of what’s going on in the next room. So when I leave my three boys with a little snack at the table and sneak to my laptop on the twin bed in the side [...]

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The Hungry Child

It’s hard to describe the smell, the fellowship hall the night of a supper. Kentucky Fried Chicken dots the table, weaved all over with congealed salads and casseroles with crushed Ritz crackers on top. I’m nine, and I pretend to go to the bathroom so I can sneak up there during service, figure which side [...]

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