Christmas: Redemption in a Broken World
A number of things have recently reminded me of just how broken this fallen world is. Sadness has washed over me over and over again […]
Life After Dreams
I used to have so many youthful dreams. Isn’t that exactly the way it should be? I can run through an eclectic list of highly […]
The Beautiful Oxymoron of the Gospel
This week, a number of prominent evangelic Christian leaders released a signed statement of faith that addressed their beliefs on the role of social justice […]
Anēr heis gynē: Handicapping the Kingdom
The 2011 hit movie Soul Surfer tells the true story of Bethany Hamilton, who survives the traumatic amputation of her arm in a shark attack. […]
Getting my MRS. Degree
I went to college to get my BA and my MRS. Degrees. I don’t know if anyone still talks about this, but back in the […]
He Sits at the City Gates
Her husband is known in the gates Where he sits among the elders of the land. (Proverbs 31:23) It isn’t easy to be married to […]
Room at the Church Table (Part 2)
38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a […]
Room at the Church Table (Part 1)
Sometimes, when you start writing, your piece takes on a life of itself. That’s what happened here. What started out completely different, stirred up some […]
A Mile Wide: A book review (of sorts)
Thirty years ago, I gave my life to Jesus. I was just 13 years old. Growing up in a Christian home, I had attended church […]
Inclusion in the Church Age
The entire story of the Bible, for all nations and all people, heads toward an invitation to inclusion, not exclusion. – Sara Gaston Barton Separation […]