“Simon, son of John, do you love me?” With these words thrice spoken just days after Simon Peter had spoken words of betrayal and denial, Jesus asks the question that would become the guiding line throughout the rest of Peter’s life and ministry. “Lord, you know that I love you,” Peter replies. “If you love […]
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It seems like we often talk about how our lives are a rich tapestry where everything fits together, where even the tiny bits of our lives end up being useful and practical. We look at our future and think of all the significant things we’re going to do. We look at our past experiences, trials,
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Many of my students see rhetoric as a form of manipulation. Here’s why they’re wrong.
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For many there’s no payoff in reading poetry. It’s not worth the toil. But that’s precisely the point of poetry.
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