Unfortunately accountability is a low value in the culture I live in. More likely we value a false sense of peace, maintaining the status quo and power structures, and southern charm. Which means when trouble arrises (e.g. offensive behavior, unethical treatment of others, subtle isms) we are more likely to look the other way, laugh uncomfortably, or swallow and move on. What we have failed to recognize is that bad behavior is like cancer. Without treatment, it poisons the wh

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A bright golden sparkler stands out amidst a dark night background, symbolizing joy in the Year of Jubilee.

I have enough friends who live with chronic pain to know better than to say that all pain is good. But what I am seeing lately is that...

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Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Each one should test their own actions. Then they can...

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A few weekends ago a very close friend of mine, Carrie Tucker, graduated from seminary. We drove six hours through Dallas traffic chaos...

Recently reading an article on the waves of feminism that included a picture of a woman carrying a sign that said, "CAN MAKE-UP COVER THE...