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December 03, 2013
By Carmen Acevedo Butcher
The Still, Small Voice

My bottom was already numb, and my skinny shoulder blades ached against the hard wooden pew where weekly as a child I sat obediently a few rows back on the left-hand side of the church with my family. Mostly I spent a lot of time staring at the stack of big black hymn numbers . . .

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November 25, 2013
By Tina Teng-Henson
Deliver Me: The Lord’s Prayer for Moms

I could probably write for days about all the changes that have taken place in me in the 8 weeks, 5 days, one hour, and 2 minutes since my daughter Beatrice was born. But since I aim now to start and end projects as quickly and efficiently as I can...

In Focus
February 01, 2013
By Kate Peterson
Approaching a New Semester

An assistant professor in the humanities writes about her thoughts and prayers as she begins the new semester.

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January 21, 2013
By Jen Underwood
The Value of a Hank

I spotted the beautiful blue-and-green variegated yarn on the sales table at a local yarn shop a few weeks ago...

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January 07, 2013
By Sara Scheunemann
Let It Be Resolved

I used to be a huge fan of New Year’s resolutions, so much so that I took any new beginning as an opportunity to set goals...

Reflections
September 01, 2011
By Carmen Acevedo Butcher
Hide-and-Seek God

Do you experience the joy of God’s playfulness? Carmen Acevedo Butcher finds evidence of it in the literature she studies and in her life.

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