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The Death and Historical Afterlife of a WWII Soldier
Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day I remember my grandfather who helped to liberate Buchenwald, fighting to restore humanity in the…
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How to Resist in a Plutocracy
This is a perfect day to introduce you to Malcolm Foley and The Anti-Greed Gospel: Why the Love of Money is the Root of Racism and How the Church Can…
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Terrified and hopeful
On the eve of the inauguration, my thoughts two months out from publishing Becoming the Pastor's Wife......
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December 2024

A Womanist Midrash by Wilda Gafney
On the Second Day of Books to End Christian Patriarchy
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A Blue Parakeet from Scot McKnight
On the First Day of Books to End Christian Patriarchy
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Shaking things up
Beth Allison Barr is at it again
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12 Days of Books to End Christian Patriarchy
An Introduction to December at Marginalia
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November 2024

October 2024

Reprise: Halloween--More Christian than Pagan
My first widely read (and probably still most read) post. Each year I hope I won't need to circulate it, and then I realize I do.......
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What does a medieval abbess have in common with Dorothy Patterson?
You'll have to wait till March 18 to find out, but until then, PRE-ORDER BONUSES for Becoming the Pastor's Wife are here!!
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Recovering from Purity Culture
An excerpt from Dr. Camden Morgante's new book that you should all read!
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Where Have All the Good Pastors Gone?
I am married to one of them, and on this Pastor Appreciation Day, I want you to know why I dedicated Becoming The Pastor's Wife to him (Surprise, Jeb!)
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