I'm a big fan of community. I believe we were created to be in community, and I have experienced community in ways that are amazing. You probably have too.

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Perhaps you'll see it often this year, but you've seen it now: "Jesus is the reason for the season." I don't know who came up with that, or when, but…

A few weeks ago Politico, an online magazine about things political, published an article called “What Trump Showed Us About America.” Only the opening five paragraphs were written by staff.…