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    Seattle-based faith and culture writer and author of ORPHANED BELIEVERS (2023) and NERVOUS SYSTEMS (2025) from Baker Books

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    Author of "To Live Well," “You Are Not Your Own,” and “On Getting Out Of Bed,” published by InterVarsity Press. Prof English at Oklahoma Baptist University. Writing about humanism, culture, and faith.

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