The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz

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It's OK if You're Not Ok. No One Who's Paying Attention Right Now, is.
“How are you?” I asked my dear friend Julie, as she fell down into her chair across from me with a loud exhale.
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White, Jesus-Loving Christians Need to Defeat Christian Nationalism
I didn’t want to be doing this.
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In Defense of Giving a Damn
Let’s be honest here: at a time like this, feeling is hazardous to one's health.
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Dear Carrie Underwood, (From a Former Pastor and Father, Regarding The Inauguration of Donald Trump)
Dear Carrie Underwood,
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The California Fires are a Disaster. The American Cruelty is a Tragedy.
In this life, there is devastation that human beings experience here that defies understanding: pain so all-consuming and loss so indescribable that…
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We're Not Shaming Trump Voters, Trump Voters Are
Recently, someone suggested to me that we "stop shaming" supporters of Donald Trump.
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Dear World, (An Apology From Decent Americans)
Dear World,
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A Survival Guide for the Worst-Case Scenario
Lately, I daydream about the things we could all be doing over the coming years if we didn't have to work tirelessly to protect ourselves from the…
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I Used to Believe in the Bigger Table. Then I Met MAGA Americans.
Eight years ago I released my first book called 'A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community.'
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The Subversive Activism of Gratitude
These are days when gratitude might not come easy for you.
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Grieving 77 Million Insurrectionists on January 6th
Boy, do I feel like an idiot.
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I Do Not Obey in Advance
I do not obey in advance.
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