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We're almost there. We've almost made it through the first week of 2017. How did you do? Did you tackle to-do lists like a b...

A few years ago I had the honor of attending a lecture by renowned journalist Soledad O'Brien. During the Q&A period of O’Brien...

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"I want a new testimony," I whispered to God. Then I suddenly realized that perhaps I don't have a new testimony because I...

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Dear God, I thank you for 34 years on this crazy, beautiful planet you have created. Today I commit the next year of my life and all ...

Lamentations 3:22-23 reads: " The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every mor...

"How do you do it all?" I'm asked this question often despite the fact that I don't have kids and that this is a que...

Today I return to the daily grind.  Summer is over and it's back to school for me and my colleagues. And our students return next ...

Last year when renowned journalist Soledad O'Brien gave a lecture at Birmingham's Alys Stephens Center one audience member ask...

In the first chapter of her book Jesus Feminist, Sarah Bessey declares, "Jesus made a feminist out of me."  Later she de...

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I believe in a God who is Love.  I believe in women.  I believe in feminism.  I believe in sisterhood. I believe in marrying your...

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; a nd because I cannot do everything, I will not ...

My life verse When you hang around Christians one thing that may come up frequently is the concept of having a life verse. A life verse ...

Don't leave your writing success to chance. Pray about it! (And, yes, I do have Hello Kitty fuzzy dice in my car.) Do you pray be...

This is how I begin each day.  Oftentimes when things are difficult, when things don't work out the way we had hoped or planned...