Violence – Looking for God in Messy Places

My prayers wil be empty, even false, if I fail to act.

One of Ann Lamott’s favorite prayers seems most appropriate to me right now: Help, help, help!

The news broke Monday that there had been a shooting at an elementary school in San Bernardino. Images of Sandy Hook—slain children and teachers littering hallways and classrooms—flooded my imagination.

Looking back on it now, the 1973 movie “The Exorcist” is laughably cheesy. Even if you haven’t seen the movie, you probably know the story. A demon possesses a twelve-year-old girl named Regan. Under demonic control Regan spews pea green projectile vomit on a priest, turns her head 180 degrees, levitates, and does unseemly things…

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The End is Near(ish)

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Refusing to Keep a Safe Distance

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