Columns
Here’s a Thought: Opening Act
By Taylor Mason
For those of you not familiar with how I roll: I’ve been a comedian for 25-plus years and been an “opening act” for a variety of performers. Some highlights. ...
Here's a Thought: Death by Cancer
By Taylor Mason
My sister-in-law passed away last Thursday, felled by cancer after a seven-year battle. She was a dignified, lovely, inspiring wife and mother who beat the odds over and over again.
Time Out: Safety ‘Net
By Patty Elder
Summer in DC means storms, and storms mean power outages. And power outages bring out my worst fear, and it's NOT the dark. ...
Here’s a Thought: Hot Enough for Ya?
By Taylor Mason
The heat was debilitating this summer, so much so that the word “hot” doesn’t do justice to the grades of temperature we've sweated these past few months.
Time Out: Make Yourself at Home
By Cara Garretson
It’s beach week, and so far so good. We bust into our rented beach house and it looks great – the bathrooms are sparkling, the décor is charming, the kitchen is retro. ...
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Faith
Faith
Ramona and Beezus and Aslan and the Public School SystemJuly 26, 2010
By Phil Boatwright
Hollywood is a land of great creative opportunity one that can also eat away at the soul. Yet there are some determined to enliven the heart, while also respecting the teachings of the Bible.
Here’s a Thought: Civil Righteous MovementJune 25, 2010
By Taylor Mason
When you have to defend yourself as a Christian, you can use scripture to make your point, or you can argue the good things the church represents and does.
Here’s a Thought: Natural SinnerMarch 30, 2010
By Taylor Mason
Christmas is nice, and it’s a wonderful celebration, but we’re just days away from Easter Sunday, the holiday at the crux of what it is to be a Christian.
COMMON SAINTS: Resolutions, Shmezolutions!January 11, 2010
By Dan McGowan
Are you one of the bazillions who, on December 31st, pen in hand, sit down to craft your carefully created resolutions for the new year? Here's why you fail!
COMMON SAINTS: Be Afraid… Be Very Afraid!November 23, 2009
By Dan McGowan
I grew up in a paranoid home. I don’t mean the house was paranoid. It’s a house.
COMMON SAINTS: Don’t I Know You?September 01, 2009
By Dan McGowan
I am, by no means, a celebrity, yet occasionally I'm recognized for my comedy club appearances or TV commercials. But how 'bout for how I walk the walk?
Vacation Bible School – in need of a new name?May 06, 2009
By Cara Garretson
I didn’t grow up going to church, and I'd never heard of VBS before moving to Washington, DC, the land of oxymoronic acronyms.
The Ultimate 'Me' TimeApril 17, 2009
By Cara Garretson
Last summer, a group of women at my church decided to start a Bible study for mothers of young children. Sounded like it was a good fit for me; I had no idea.
Letting GoMarch 23, 2009
By Cara Garretson
I practice Bikram Yoga, that crazy body-contorting version of yoga that’s done in a 105-degree studio. For a Type A like me, yoga and faith have a lot in common.
Easter Bunny A Pagan Plant?March 05, 2009
By J. Rick Brown
As a child, religion was confusing to me. Holidays, particularly Easter, were the greatest sources of confusion. How we got from the Resurrection to the Easter Bunny was a mystery to me.
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