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Love is Stupid

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Perhaps you have seen pictures of those ancient couples found in an eternal embrace in a grave. You […]

JW February 7, 2025 Joel A. Hess

The Mystery That Fills Our Emptiness

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The frail light settles in the meeting place where our knowing ends, and the unmeasured begins. Mystery, they […]

JW January 29, 2025 Donavon Riley

It’s Alive!

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Throughout the centuries, different metaphors have been used to describe the Church. Some come directly from Scripture, some […]

JW January 26, 2025 Paul Koch

American Christians: Why are You Afraid of Persecution?

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A concern I increasingly hear from Christians in this country centers on a perceived fear that they (we) […]

JW January 22, 2025 Graham Glover

Witnessing Glory

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As if caught up in a fever dream, she pushed her way through the crowd of mourners and […]

JW January 19, 2025 Paul Koch

Unveiled And Made Whole

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Virginity, once a symbol of spiritual purity and divine offering, has been reduced in modern eyes to a […]

JW January 13, 2025 Donavon Riley

In Praise of Folly, and Good Wizards

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In a recent JW post (“Finding Christ” Jan 5), it is quite rightly pointed out that the “magi” […]

JW January 7, 2025 Maureen Baldwin

New Year, Same Old Christ

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The calendar turns with a hollow cheer, a flurry of fireworks dissolving into smoke. “New year, new me,” […]

JW January 6, 2025 Donavon Riley

Happy New Year! Relax; Progress is a Colonial Lie

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For the last 4 centuries, Western culture has fallen into a narrow philosophical hole: progress. At some point […]

JW January 2, 2025 Joel A. Hess

Christmas Is A Myth

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To one who said that myths were lies and therefore worthless, even though ‘breathed through silver.’ — J.R.R. […]

JW December 30, 2024 Donavon Riley

The Word Made Flesh

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While it may be considered foolish, I deeply believe that one good sermon can change the world. I […]

JW December 25, 2024 Paul Koch

The Mother of My Lord

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The grind of life, the monotonous routine, the boredom, and the sense of aimless striving can grip even […]

JW December 22, 2024 Paul Koch

Put this Conspiracy on your Twitter Feed

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Conspiracy theories have been bombarding Americans like the drones inundating the Jersey shore. Just jump on X for […]

JW December 20, 2024 Joel A. Hess

To The Drunk, Stoned, and Dead This Christmas

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We find ourselves here just before the year turns and before the Christ-child arrives. Here, the shadows are […]

JW December 18, 2024 Donavon Riley

Doubting John

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Last week, John the Baptist burst into our Advent season with his usual bold and fearless proclamation of […]

JW December 15, 2024 Paul Koch

The Blackest Friday to the Light of the World

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Black Friday. The holiest sacrament of capitalism, where the faithful descend like vultures on a carcass. A nationwide […]

JW December 11, 2024 Uncategorized

Stay Awake

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In today’s Gospel reading, we are given a powerful vision of the shaking of the heavens. The sun […]

JW November 24, 2024 Paul Koch

Delivered

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“At that time shall arise, Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall […]

JW November 17, 2024 Paul Koch

“As If?”

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Let’s not kid ourselves, friends. Some church circles these days are trying to sell us on a brand […]

JW November 7, 2024 Donavon Riley

The Fascination with Faith

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Have you noticed that more and more people are fascinated with Faith? Excited about the heritage of ritual? Attempting to […]

JW October 31, 2024 Cindy Koch

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