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Growing at Grace

Apr 16, 2013 | Leading the Church

What makes for a good leader? Most folks think that “followers” would be the required component. But anyone who has led anything more than a rousing chorus of “Row Row Row Your Boat” understands that the measure of leadership is the number of...

Time to Stop Apologizing for Being from Tennessee

Apr 4, 2013 | Pop Culture, US Politics

Stacy Campfield recently entered a bill for consideration in the Tennessee General Assembly. Campfield is a senator from eastern Tennessee known for legislation that attracts the ire of late-night comedians and satirists across the country. As a native Tennessean,...

He’s Alive! Alleluia!

Mar 31, 2013 | Instagram

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The light went out of the world but once. Now, the Christ Candle keeps vigil until Easter Sunrise.

Mar 29, 2013 | Instagram

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Prop 8, Homosexuality, and the Loud Lack of Conversation

Mar 26, 2013 | Leading the Church, US Politics

Everyone is talking about the Supreme Court of the United States hearing oral arguments on the matter of California’s Proposition 8, which banned homosexual marriage. But is anyone listening? I sat down to an interview today on that matter. It’s been quite...