The Wrong Jesus
So, in successfully rejecting an insipid “hippie, diaper, halo Christ,” we may unintentionally protect and uphold the white supremacist Jesus, the colonial Jesus, the Eurocentric Jesus, the Republican or Democrat […]
pain and presents
Live a day of it and see. Nobody claims that it will be entirely painless, but no matter. Today is your birthday and there are many presents to open. The…
Earth Day 2014 Reflections
When I stepped out of my car in the parking lot at work this morning, I took a deep breath. There was a very light mist in the air and […]
Atheist Sympathizer
I’ve got one more burst on this conversation about doubt and faith to follow up my last post. This all started with an article I recently read at Sojourners in […]
Certain Doubts
In the Fall of 1988, my friend Dave and I were sitting in a large conference hall listening to a man named Bill Gothard as he shared with us and […]
NaNoWriMo 2013 – Reflections and Self-Flagellations
Most of you reading this may not be aware that November is National Novel Writing Month, affectionately called NaNoWriMo. Freelance writer Chris Baty started the project in July 1999 and since […]
A Grappler’s Prayer
Tireless God You engage this wrestling soul You immobilize me, swift with every counter. At war with You, I am outmatched, outnumbered, outmaneuvered, outranked I am an outlier. I sit […]
Walk
If you’ve ever experienced the thrill ride known as “Selling A House While You Still Live In It With Two Small Children,” then you know what kind of day we […]
Why I’ll Miss Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard died late last week after a battle with panreatic cancer, and the news was particularly heavy for me, even though I never met him. I picked up Dallas […]
They Didn’t Ask To Be Born
My son is three years old and as three-year olds go, he’s pretty damn great. However, he does display some of the standard toddler behaviors that come along with this […]
