A few years after my father died, I went on a one-month sabbatical. I drove from Texas to California and back, stopping along the way to take in the beauty of the land and to reflect on my life. It was a great experience in some ways. In others, it was difficult. Finding Joy […]
The church has hurt a lot of people. Historically, the church’s resume has hit highs so high as to touch the face of God and lows so low as to smell like evil itself. The Church has lifted up and it has pushed down. Is the church called to hurt or heal? What would Jesus […]
Dividing the world into good and evil is a seductive temptation. Christians are tempted to create a false “us/them” worldview and then commence to work ruthlessly toward eliminating “them” and building a utopian “Christian” world with just “us.” It begs the questions: What kind of Kingdom did Jesus come to build? Jesus’ Greatest Temptation […]
There is nothing more courageous than choosing to sacrifice your own heart for the one you love. Jochebed, the mother of Moses, is a tribute to every mother who has made the difficult choice to place her baby for adoption in the hopes of giving him or her a better life, or any life at […]
