Category Archives: Faith

Li-Young Lee: Furious Versions

This article is part of two series: one on Chicago writers, the other on the many people I brough to North Central College during my time as director of its Cultural Events program. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1957 to … Continue reading

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What Eli Heard: A Birthday Sermon

I had lots of trouble preparing the sermon below.  I struggled perhaps because I was trying to do so many things, chief among them being to speak about the scriptures of the day and emphasizing transitions during a landmark time … Continue reading

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What’s Easier?

The 10th and 11th chapters of the Gospel of Matthew are tough going. They’re full of violence and, for those that choose to follow Jesus, intimations of violence.  Perhaps most famously there’s Matthew 10:34-36: “Do not think that I have … Continue reading

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