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The spirit of giving?
Aaron plays Santa for one (very stressful) day.Christmas hamper horror stories
In July, I shared two personal stories about Christmas hamper deliveries gone sour. They were in an article entitle _Just Trying to Help_ that explored the complexities of doing good. If the standard narrative of seasonal cheer is not nuanced enough for you, or if you just believe in deepening the goodwill generated at this time of year, this piece may be a good fit for you this holiday season.I can’t fake Christmas
Christianity has lost the struggle for Christmas. Every vain utterance of “the reason for the season” reminds us of a lost battle (if you are into culture battles, that is). But I still like Christmas, mostly – but not entirely – for the “wrong” reasons.Turn outward, listen, fumble for love
Melanie Dennis Unrau’s editorial in _Geez’s_ newest issue on privilege.Church leaders join peasant fight against Italian energy company in rural Guatemala
Mennonite development worker Tobias Roberts was invited to serve as an international observer at high-stakes negotiations between indigenous leaders in the highlands of Guatemala and an Italian energy company building a hydro-electric dam in the area. He reports on the situation.New article online: Moving up, coming out, moving on
Jerome Stueart’s article on love, community, and his experiences as a gay Christian.Church leaders buy plane tickets to fight climate change
A Winnipeg Free Press reporter called me to solicit my comment on the fact that two Canadian church leaders are at the Durban climate conference. Here’s what I told her, and some of what I didn’t tell her.Request from Zondervan
After publicizing Zondervan’s connection to disgraced media tycoon Rupert Murdoch earlier this year – Murdoch’s NewsCorp owns Zondervan – I was surprised to receive a recent request from Zondervan to write a back-cover endorsement for a book they will be releasing soon. I felt conflicted.Day 5: I really shouldn’t be writing this down
Exploring the privilege of literacy: busses, forms, and moving forwardDay 4: I have to go. For real.
Bre ponders her cisgender privilege, sees a better way
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