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Ted Haggard: Three Complex Issues
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Patton Dodd
Like Tony, I’d rather see the Ted Haggard story go away entirely. But it won’t, at least not yet, because Haggard feels he has more story to tell. As Haggard’s former writer, I was called upon to comment or write in the days, weeks, and months after he was exposed. I ignored most of those…
What Christmas taught me to believe
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Patton Dodd
A personal post for a personal time of year: Christmas memories hold for me–as I imagine they do for a host of others–a mixture of pleasure and pain. Some of my sharpest Christmas memories are from the mid-1990s, when I was in college. I had become a Christian in my freshman year, then lost faith…
Advent is for everyone
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Patton Dodd
Brief but beautiful reflection from Scot McKnight today: Christmas, if it is faithful to the original vision, is to be an event of including those who have not previously been included. It is an event that expands God’s people to others. Christmas expands peace – to all.
John Mark McMillan is a Keith Green-U2-My Morning Jacket Mashup
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Patton Dodd
When I became a Christian in 1993, I became a very radical Christian. (Read all about it.) On some days back then, the only music I could find worth listening to was this odd 1970s worship legend named Keith Green. He had big bushy hair and a big bushy beard–from 1994-1999, we were basically twins–and…
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