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The Complicated Ethics of Coming Unhinged
Or, Male Karen Completely Loses It (Again)
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Jon Busch
Is Trump Doing God a Huge Favor?
A pondering and a provocation.
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Jon Busch
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Stories of Belief: "Salvation" by Langston Hughes
This week, in Stories of Belief, we read the first chapter from Langston Hughes' memoir
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
Stories of Belief: "My Mother's Bible" by Walter Kirn
This week, we read Walter Kirn's essay about meeting his mother through the story of the Fall
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
Stories of Belief: "God Shopping" by Mary Karr
This week, in Stories of Belief, we're discussing Mary Karr's story about visiting churches with her son Dev
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
Introducing "Stories of Belief"
Let's read some spiritual autobiography together over the next few months
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
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Educators, Don't Despair
A bit of hope amidst a feeling of helplessness
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
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Stop Unsubscribing
Attempting to defund the press is an attack on democracy
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
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Can I just sit this election out?
When I first told Fitz I was considering writing about not voting in the presidential election, I did so sheepishly.
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Jon Busch
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Ministry in the Age of Trump
Should pastors preach politics from the pulpit?
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
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Dogs, Dogs, Dogs
Why do we let animals live in our houses?
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Jonathan D. Fitzgerald
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Happiness vs. Satisfaction
Rocking, rolling, and writing into middle age.
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Jon Busch
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