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Thanksgiving Resources

Sarah B. Anderson wrote a simple and beautiful Thanksgiving liturgy you can use around your table this week. You’ll find it here: Thanksgiving Liturgy Here’s another simple Thanksgiving prayer that I...

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Faith After Doubt: Four Stages Charts

Folks who listen to Faith After Doubt as an audiobook have been asking for the charts in the Appendix. Here are two: Overview of the Four Stages ap 1a ap 1b ap 1c   Integration of Stage Theories ap 3a...

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To enrich your practice of Advent …

This beautiful piece by Steve Bell beautifully captures the spirit of Advent waiting — not as passive biding time, but as “keening for the dawn.” Part of my annual advent ritual over the last decade or...

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Joy Anyway!

A Christmas gift from my friend Andra Moran … a beautiful arrangement/version of Joy to the World called Joy Anyway.   “Joy Anyway” is out on all streaming platforms now. Turn it up, share it, and...

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  Here’s the beautiful new UK cover for my upcoming book, Do I Stay Christian? I’m impressed with both the US and UK versions! The book won’t be out until May – but it could be a good Christmas...

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Q & R: Pastors and Burnout

Here’s the Q: I am writing to thank you, for the book, ‘Faith after doubt’ ,  for helping me feel less alone and to understand the fear some of my [church members feel] by having me as their new...

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Using We Make the Road by Walking in 2022-2023

You’ll find a lot of resources for using We Make the Road by Walking here: https://www.facebook.com/wemaketheroadbywalking/ Here’s the schedule if you’re preaching/studying from the book each week in...

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A Catholic and a Protestant Walk Into a Blog

I think you’ll be glad you read this piece co-written with my friend Patrick Carolan. Be sure to notice the dynamic tension between the first and third paragraphs....

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If you’re a pastor, ministry leader, or other compassionate human feeling...

I’m honored to be part of this post-Easter retreat — April 18-21 — at Montreat in North Carolina. Discovering Renewal Some retreats are more like conferences with lots of input. That’s good and needed...

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Attention Podcasters – Would you like to talk about Do I Stay Christian?

A friend and colleague just finished reading the manuscript of Do I Stay Christian? He said he couldn’t stop reading and called it my “piece de resistance.” If you’d like to invite me to talk about...

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