Book of Common Words

  • A Chance for the Kingdom

    A Chance for the Kingdom

    Friends, welcome to The Book of Common Words, where we explore the Christian spirituality of being human through poetry and prose about my life, art, and the Christian…

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  • The Face of Christ

    The Face of Christ

    Friends, welcome to The Book of Common Words, where we explore the Christian spirituality of being human through poetry and prose about my life, art, and the Christian…

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  • Writing About the Abyss of God

    Writing About the Abyss of God

    I can’t stop writing about God. I want to. I want to quit theology and write about life and love and art and Azaleas, but I can’t stop…

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  • When They Hurt You

    When They Hurt You

    I’m a leaver. I left the church. I was on my way out in my late twenties, but didn’t completely cut the cord until I was in my…

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  • The Trauma Informed Cross

    The Trauma Informed Cross

    Proper 17, 2023Matthew 16.21-28 Psychology was the bad guy. Since we are spiritual beings, anything having to do with how we think or feel was a spiritual matter,…

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  • The Sacred Heart

    The Sacred Heart

    Friends, welcome to The Book of Common Words, where we explore the Christian spirituality of being human through poetry and prose about my life, art, and the Christian…

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