“If there be evildoers in the Pentagon or on Wall Street or in prosecutors’ offices…that is not as morally significant as the occupation of…
We are now in the full grip of the holiday season, sprinting with cheerful (or not-so-cheerful) determination towards that almost platonic ideal of a…
Sometimes life happens. I’m not very good at accepting this. I am, by nature, a planner. I’m very skilled at coaxing (or coercing) my…
Most of the time, chapters of my life have ended so quietly that I didn’t notice until I was well into the next one.…
I was talking about prayer with a few friends earlier this week. “How do you pray?” someone asked the group. I sat in the…
In less than two weeks, the Vine will be ending. My wife wrote about her experience here. I’ve held off on saying much, wanting…
Vines wait. Kernels of pregnant possibility. Peeking into life Like children around the corner of a door. Vines blossom. Bright colors on concrete Splashing…
During Annual Conference (the yearly gathering of my denomination where we celebrate our excitement about following Jesus by sitting in day-long meetings), generally during…
Many of us struggle with fear. There’s that voice inside of us, saying, “Can you really do that?” or “What will happen if you…