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“Every Damn Day”: Guest Blogger Elizabeth E. Evans on Finding Hope After Jon Stewart’s Rally
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Jana Riess
Friends, I’m in Atlanta for the AAR and so I wasn’t able to attend Saturday’s Rally to Restore Sanity. (My husband attended and sent me jealousy-inducing text messages from D.C.) In today’s post, guest blogger Elizabeth Eisenstadt Evans, who writes for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Huffington Post, reflects on what the rally was able…
What Good Is God, Anyway? A Q&A with Philip Yancey (Part One)
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Jana Riess
Last week I was privileged to have a long phone conversation with one of my favorite contemporary writers, Philip Yancey. Interviewing authors each Wednesday is easily my favorite part of blogging, and this opportunity was a real highlight. Philip Yancey’s is a wise and compassionate voice in the Christian world. I’ve divided our conversation into…
Does God Hate Clutter? Ellen Painter Dollar Used To Think So, But . . .
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Jana Riess
This week over at Episcopal Cafe, Ellen Painter Dollar (at left) has a great post on a question that plagues me perpetually: how much is too much? Why do I feel more virtuous today, when I hauled a bed frame and a bag of old clothes and books to the front porch to be picked…
Harry Potter, Christian Hallows, and C.S. Lewis: A Q&A with Greg Garrett
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Jana Riess
I’ve been listening to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows again in preparation for the movie next month--which releases in 45 days, but who’s counting? In listening I have come once more to realize why it is one of my favorite books. As I mentioned here on the blog this summer, it speaks eloquently to…
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