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““People want black-and-white answers, but Scripture is rainbow arch across a stormy sky. Our sacred book is not an indexed answer book or life manual; it is also a grand story, mystery, invitation, truth and wisdom, and a passionate love letter.””

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“When Jesus finished teaching in a synagogue one day, a woman called out from the audience, 'God bless your mother—the womb from which you…

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“...here is, very simply, what I learned about Jesus and the ladies: he loves us. He loves us. On our own terms. He treats…

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“I want to be outside with the misfits, with the rebels, the dreamers, second-chance givers, the radical grace lavishers, the ones with arms wide…

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“God has a global dream for his daughters and his sons, and it is bigger than our narrow interpretations or small box constructions of…

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“I won't desecrate beauty with cynicism anymore. I won't confuse critical thinking with a critical spirit, and I will practice, painfully, over and over,…

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“Perhaps it is no wonder that the women were first at the Cradle and last at the Cross. They had never known a man…

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“We reject the lies of inequality, we affirm the Spirit, we forgive radically, we advocate for love and demonstrate it by folding laundry, and…

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“Our faith is often embodied in the relationships and neighborhoods where we live. In our world of globalization, technology, and mobility, we've misplaced the…

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“People want black-and-white answers, but Scripture is rainbow arch across a stormy sky.”

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“The night that our friend's wife died, my brokenhearted husband called his mother: "What do I say?"... There is nothing to say. Stop thinking…

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“Miracles sometimes look like a kapow! lightning-strike revelation; and sometimes miracles look like showing up for your counseling appointments.”

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“We pit our pain against God, holding tally and requiring meaning, instead of saying the truth: This isn't God's will.”

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