As a pastor, you begin to see patterns in people that reveal a great deal about the problematic ways in which we tend to think about God and religion. One of these patterns, is the great temptation people of faith…Read More→
This message is for Church People. It’s for those of you who are part of a faith community every week; a physical place where you usually find yourself on Sundays. You come there willingly, expectantly, and in that place you…Read More→
My father died suddenly while on vacation three years ago. The event rattled the bedrock of my life in ways that are difficult to describe, and taught me lessons I couldn’t have learned any other way. One of the truths…Read More→
Oh, we need a little Christmas, right this very minute…. Have you ever felt like something was off, something you couldn’t quite place but you were sure of just the same; a subtle, but very profound not-rightness? Well, something is…Read More→
That phrase. We’ve all received it personally gift-wrapped by well-meaning friends, caring loved ones, and kind strangers. It usually comes delivered with the most beautiful of intentions; a buffer of hope raised in the face of the unimaginably painful things…Read More→
I’m really hoping this reaches you. I’m praying that the global social media network does what it often does so very well: connect people who would otherwise not cross paths. So if by chance these words happen to be in…Read More→
I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. Psalm 6:6 People speak about a dark night of the soul. It’s a place where both light and…Read More→
“I am trying so hard!” – Kat, a hurting hero. A few years ago I led a group of beautifully foolhardy students and adults on a spontaneous mission trip; a four-day destination-less, meandering journey to love and care for people…Read More→
Nostalgia comes too easy this time of year. There’s something about the holidays and the coming of winter and the flipping of the calendar that brings out the sentimentalist in all of us. And if you’re already prone to romantic…Read More→