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• "His Body, broken for you"

  A last-minute duty yields lasting revelation.

• Christmas interruptus

  A meditation on observing (and not observing) holiday traditions.

• All I ever get for Christmas is blue

  What to do when sugary musak just doesn?t cut it.

• Lightning strikes up

  A treatise on trees for the season when trees take the place of honor in our homes.

• The joy of collecting?dust

  Gathering stuff put in the perspective of life in the Creator.

• Reality is a blanket?

  A review of I ♥ Huckabees.

• The outsider is back

  Beck's newest album, Guero, showcases his strengths.

• Art, faith and Warhol

  A session on the art of Andy Warhol, with an introduction by Dayton Castleman.

• The designed object

  A workshop presented at Practicing Resurrection at Russet House Farm, August 11-12, 2006.

• Looking hard

  An exploration of the nature and meaning of “good things”.

• My shoes

  A pair of footwear acquires more significance on the feet of a nomad.

• Dressed up memories

  Friends of catapult respond to a call for reflections on dressing up.

• Teach us to number our days, oh Lord

  A thorough explanation of what it means to make every day significant.

• Extra copies

  On the complexities of giving out favorite books.

• The old dishrag

  On the rag that does the dirty work as a reminder of God’s love.

• For everything else

  A review of Pierre Salvadori’s film Priceless, an unconventional love story.

• Tale of two children

  What folk tales and the biblical narrative have to offer about the process of growing up.

• Identity and vocation

  On the search for purpose, via the story of playwright Horton Foote.

• An ashy cross

  On the complex relationship between symbols and practices of faith.

• How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

  On the results of a steady diet from the industrial entertainment system.

• The wedding planner

  Sorting out the essentials and non-essentials of the ceremony.

• Preaching as storytelling

  Good news for those who have never been able to "get anything out of" the Bible.

• The maturing of brands and Sneetches

  If God is the first Brand Manager, what makes good branding?

• Nevermind your helplessness blues

  Viewing the newest Fleet Foxes album through the lens of Nirvana’s generational legacy.

• Colliding with Melancholia

  Lars von Trier’s newest film takes on the meaning of ritual at the end of the world.

• Simplified

  What we can gain in losing everything.

• Given time, giving time

  What would you do with an extra day in the week?

• Why I Sundance

  Hint: it’s about more than just stalking celebrities (with a little of that, too).

• Schooled in poetry

  Can a poem change the world?

• Words, language and the naming of things

  A journey toward heresy and community.