A seasonal practice: cultivate the patient gaze to describe life as we find it.
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** Reading Toni Morrison in Advent
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A seasonal practice: cultivate the patient gaze to describe life as we find it.
by Stephanie Paulsell
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** What mercy in the criminal justice system could look like
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What if all were extended the gift of a second chance?
by Peter W. Marty
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** Who’s the parasite?
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Bong Jong-ho’s genre-bending film reveals the fantasies of salvation that feed off of us all.
by Kathryn Reklis
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** Why are rural white Americans willing to prioritize cultural whiteness above all else?
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Jonathan Metzl offers useful data and analysis, if not much empathy.
by Angela Denker
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** Living by the Word for Advent, December 8
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In the stitched-together story of Advent, we wrestle with each other’s certainties.
by Matthew Johnson
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** Books we’re giving
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A sneak peek at the CC staff’s Christmas gift list
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** The precarious position of evangelical women celebrities in the church
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“These women are a puzzle hidden in plain sight.”
Amy Frykholm interviews Kate Bowler
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** A barbershop births a church of drug users, ex-cons, and homeless folks
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Others have given up on them, but not God.
by Jason Byassee
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** How local governments punish poor people with fines
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When a parking ticket spirals into homelessness
by Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
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