Category Archives: Exclusivity

Restoring Unity’s Indispensable Element

An illustration introduced in a class I was involved with decades ago crossed my mind again recently. It was designed to clarify a concept the presenter called 

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Time for Some Spiritual Counterinsurgency

When I watch the news these days, I sometimes feel a real kinship with Jesus’ disciples, James and John. Given the awful scenes we’ve 

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Taking Sides vs. Taking Over

While I’ve never officiated as a qualified referee in an athletic contest, I’ve often felt like I needed a 

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Revisiting the Christmas Story, Part 5 ~ Magi, Miraculous Missions, and Madmen

SEEING the title of today’s post, which is the final installment of our 2025 Christmas series, probably has some of you wondering whether 

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Revisiting the Christmas Story, Part 2 ~ Nazareth to Bethlehem

In last week’s Part 1 edition, we were ‘re-introduced’ to Mary, the most uniquely blessed woman in human history, and found her to be quite different from

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Time to Shift Gears on Our Fears, Part 2 ~ FOMO Redefined

Last week we launched into a discussion targeting a specific category of fear that has grown to be prevalent in our country, especially among the millions seeking 

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