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Witnesses to Love

Dave Sarkies — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:00:00 +0000

13,000. That’s how many Palestinian children have been killed in Israel’s ongoing military campaign against Hamas, as estimated by UNICEF this spring. 1,195,070. That’s how many deaths in the United States have been attributed to COVID-19 since the start of…

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The Measure of Humanity

Dave Sarkies — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:00:00 +0000

“The question, ‘What is man*?’ is one of the most important questions confronting any generation,” began Martin Luther King, Jr. “The whole political, social, and economic structure of a society is largely determined by its answer to this pressing question.”…

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Cause for Alarm

Dave Sarkies — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000

In my social media feed, there’s a funny video of an emu overreacting to a loud noise by running haphazardly around the pasture with panicked energy, its legs churning, its neck swinging in high alert. A voiceover for the emu…

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Quiet Quitting

Dave Sarkies — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:00:00 +0000

In an office today, an employee will close their laptop at 5:00 p.m. and go home—without their laptop in hand, without a “to do” list of emails to write before bedtime, without a stack of work papers to read before…

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Sustained Attention

Dave Sarkies — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Managing Editor, The Pilgrim Press and Faith-Forming Publications A dinner was held for Jesus in Bethany, the home of Lazarus. Martha served, and Lazarus sat at the table with Jesus. Mary took a pound of costly perfume—its fragrance filling the…

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Blame and Responsibility

Dave Sarkies — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 19:39:39 +0000

Managing Editor, The Pilgrim Press and Faith-Forming Publications The LORD said to Moses, “Let me alone, so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them.” (Exodus 32:10, NRSV) I wonder, sometimes, why God does not. Consume…

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Telling Trauma’s Story

Dave Sarkies — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Managing Editor, The Pilgrim Press and Faith-Forming Publications Book publishing and church pastoring share a vocational aim: meaningful storytelling. A book can change your life with its story. So can the church. The church can mold your personal story, help…

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Treading Water

Cornershop Creative — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 22:00:06 +0000

In advanced swimming lessons and in lifeguard training, many years ago, treading water was my favorite part of the final tests.

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