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I love this job. It brings together some of my favorite things in the world: writing, theology, and (to the point of this brief reflection) people. I get to hear the remarkable stories and learn from the profound wisdom of our readers around the world. Thanks to those of you who respond to my weekly Editors’ Picks questions, and to those who write us letters to the editor (mailto:
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And our writers! I not only look forward to reading their articles in each new issue, but I have had the chance to get to know some of them by chatting with them for our YouTube channel ([link removed]) . These talks are always delightful, but our most recent video is special. Columnist Brian Bantum opens up about God bringing life to the dead parts of our lives, sharing vulnerable stories from his own journey ([link removed]) .
More great human stories from human people below. Scroll down for Julian DeShazier reflecting on a graduation ceremony in a prison—and how much it reminded him of church ([link removed]) . Plus a book review about fake news in evangelicalism ([link removed]) , a poem about a father’s time at a Lutheran boarding school ([link removed]) , and more great content.
Email me: What is your favorite part of your vocation?
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When rituals leave us full—and then empty ([link removed])
“The absence of clocks is another thing sanctuaries and carceral spaces share. Have you ever noticed that? No clocks anywhere.”
by Julian DeShazier
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** Fake news at church ([link removed])
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“These three timely, largely jargon-free books should be read by all pastors and Sunday school teachers as well as professors and students of theology.”
review by Stephen Healey
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** VIDEO: Brian Bantum on God restoring life from death ([link removed])
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Jon chats with columnist Brian Bantum about Luke 7, miracles, and the everyday work of God to bring life where there was once death.
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** In the Lectionary for November 5 (Ordinary 31A) ([link removed])
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Such an unbelievable and far-fetched plan. And yet the people believe Joshua.
by Margarita Solis-Deal
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** A poet converted by her own writing ([link removed])
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“Denise Levertov’s care and even reverence for the human body preceded her conversion and informed both her politics and her poetry, leading her to a life of activism.”
by Lynn Domina
** Half a Heritage ([link removed])
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“And then there’s Dad, sent off
at twelve to boarding school
where he learned the rudiments
of Lutheran theology and how
to do his own laundry and how
to smoke a pack a day . . .”
poem by Mary M. Brown
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