I was given the opportunity to try a new spiritual exercise but after a few days passed, I found myself resisting the experience.
Rebooting
Preachers and other proclaimers of the gospel should pay attention to how this podcast creates an audience for people who have a testimony.
Sparks of Hope
My first surgery in July of 2007, was billed as a Tarsal Tunnel Release based on a diagnosis of Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome,
Why the Church Needs Feminism (Part 5)
We must start teaching sexual ethics with consent at the forefront of the discussion. If we don’t, we are actively teaching unhealthy sexual practices.
Finding Beauty in the Face of Death
Is it possible to find beauty in the face of death? Can your heart be full of peace even when you know death is knocking on the door?
Intergenerational Ministry: The Organic Ministry of Small Churches
As a minister of a small congregation, one of the greatest blessings for me is witnessing intergenerational ministry continue to take root in the church in organic ways.
You May Say I'm a Dreamer
Imagine with me for a moment that you walk into a gathering of people you don’t yet know.
The Gospel and the Zombies Attacking Our Schools
All too familiar faces appeared, interviewing familiar experts who provided analysis of an all too familiar event: another school shooting.
The Dog Bit My Nose
Being trauma informed doesn’t excuse someone else’s bad behavior; it invites you to offer a healing presence in order to establish deeper relationship.
Surprised by Women in Worship
Very often people talk about being surprised. There is something about hearing a woman speak a prayer from a place of reverence and faith that feels much more right than wrong.
Whispers
From the pages of Scripture, countless women whisper to us.
(Story Day) Ghosts that Haunt
By the time I went into surgery on July 19th (2007), I had completed my trips to San Antonio, Austin, Malibu, and St. Petersburg, Russia.
Transforming Leadership
When you are deeply invested in something, you begin to own it. For persons in church leadership, the well-being of congregations and the effectiveness of ministries can become personal.
The Fire of Suffering
Can there be love without suffering? Doesn’t love inevitably and always lead us to suffering?
Night of the Living Dead or the Undead in America
Zombies are all the rage these days. They are the dead who will not stay dead, the dead who feed on life, the dead who must be killed again—and again.
Without Vision, Ministry Perishes (Part 3)
If you want to change a system, you have to change something about the way it relates and interacts with the other parts.
Don’t Check Your Wounds at the Door
I think the church could and should offer a different kind of space: a space that welcomes authentic selves, wounds and all.
When You're Standing in the Struggle
Even in the lives of the redeemed, one does not have to look far to find struggle and pain.
Jesus Ironed His Own Clothes
Jesus emptied his entitlement so that he could serve others. I don’t believe that in a million years he ever would expect someone else to iron his clothes.
(Story Day) From Russia with Love
The weekend between classes I went to see the city accompanied by my guide. We walked to the Winter Palace with a slight detour through the Palace Square.