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August 31, 2026 Humor

My Complicated Relationship with the Church Parking Lot

My Complicated Relationship with the Church Parking Lot

Every Sunday I survive the sanctuary. It's the parking lot that nearly does me in.

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August 14, 2026 Humor

My Complicated Relationship with Tupperware

My Complicated Relationship with Tupperware

Somewhere in my kitchen cabinet lives a lid that belongs to nothing. I have made my peace with this. Mostly.

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July 20, 2026 Humor

On Being Terrible at Directions

On Being Terrible at Directions

I have GPS, a good sense of humor, and absolutely no idea where I am.

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June 29, 2026 Humor

On Being Bad at Estimating Time

On Being Bad at Estimating Time

I have been confidently wrong about how long things take for my entire adult life, and I see no signs of improvement.

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June 26, 2026 Humor

On Being Terrible at Directions

On Being Terrible at Directions

I have been confidently lost in the same town for fifteen years. Here is my apology and my defense.

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May 27, 2026 Humor

In Defense of My Terrible Sense of Direction

In Defense of My Terrible Sense of Direction

I have driven confidently in the wrong direction on four continents. This is not a brag.

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February 1, 2026 Humor

A Brief History of My Relationship With Technology

A Brief History of My Relationship With Technology

I have always been approximately eighteen months behind whatever the current thing is. I have made peace with this.

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October 26, 2025 Humor

My Annual Reckoning With Daylight Saving Time

My Annual Reckoning With Daylight Saving Time

Twice a year I am asked to pretend that time is a flexible and human-managed concept. Twice a year I fail at this.

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July 17, 2025 Humor

The Theology of a Church Potluck

The Theology of a Church Potluck

No institution in American life is more theologically rich, more fraught with social complexity, or more dependent on the green bean casserole than the church potluck.

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January 30, 2025 Humor

A Brief Theological Reflection on Self-Checkout

A Brief Theological Reflection on Self-Checkout

The self-checkout machine has replaced the confessional as the place where our deepest moral failures are made visible to strangers.

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