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Is This God's Voice or Mine?

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Why that still, small voice probably isn't God's—and that's OK. Read more

Christianity and Evolution

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Author Rachel Held Evans describes how science almost derailed her faith—and... Read more

How to Get Out of A Devotional Rut

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Why do we so often forget the relationship that inspires our Bible reading? ... Read more

Why We Need Unanswered Questions

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We all pray seeking answers. But maybe we can find God most in the ones He d... Read more

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  • Spiritual Fast Food

    I’m the first to admit that I love a good fast food meal. Am I allowed to call it a meal? Not sure, but I digress. I had a pretty good run for a while when I completely abstained from fast food and even found it to be distasteful. Ahh, those were the good old days, when I was a fast food snob (and 1 ...

  • What It Means to Wait on the Lord

    I left graduate school believing that very soon I would have a job, career, ministry … something that I would feel fulfilled in and gain experience from. I didn’t feel the need to pay attention to a conversation I had with my grandfather driving home cross-country back to Oregon. We were talking abo ...

  • Death, Grief and God's Goodness

    Grief is a mysterious thing. You never know when it is going to creep up on you or whether you’ll laugh or cry when it does. A few years ago, my brother’s best friend Stephen died. He was tall and dark and funny. I thought I saw him the other day, standing by a broken-down car. I came around a corne ...

  • God Kicks In Our Boxes

    I often carry around a box. A box that contains nothing, though for years I believed it held everything. ...

  • A Real Urban Cowboy

    Our columnist wonders why God demands our compassion—even when it doesn't change the world all that much ...