So... it's been almost two years since I've been here last, friends. And... that's a long time to be silent. I know I owe you all an update. While you're waiting on that, I … Read more about To hate … or to love?
Present- to be, to give, to live in now
I gave up on New Year's resolutions a while ago. The hype annoyed me and I know that if I try to pressure myself into doing something (or, worse, have someone else pressure me), I'll just flip … Read more about Present- to be, to give, to live in now
Who’s asking you questions?
There are a lot of questions I've been asking recently... to others sometimes, but mostly to myself. There's a certain benefit in being able to process life with myself-- it makes me constantly … Read more about Who’s asking you questions?
I need to remember the good news
I have a hard time trusting God.There's this image of a screw which has come into contact with a heart, so that each time the heart beats, the screw slices the flesh. That's what I mean when I … Read more about I need to remember the good news
What makes community?
I am working on a list of things (because I don't have enough to keep me occupied, CLEARLY) that I think about community. But if you've spent much time with me processing through ideas, you know … Read more about What makes community?
Last Thoughts on Church Rebel(lion)
Scars and war stories bring people together. Kids on a playground, adults fighting the same demons, war vets... there's something about comparing bruises and identifying … Read more about Last Thoughts on Church Rebel(lion)
O Rebel, Where Art Thou, Trait #8
Today David is here with our last Trait post on the Church Rebel (don't worry-- we'll have a wrap up for next week... one written with me in his homeland, probably over beers, coffee and war … Read more about O Rebel, Where Art Thou, Trait #8
That God loves me no less than the murderer
As a young person growing up in my faith tradition, I heard* that Jesus was here for the downtrodden, for the drug dealer, for the murderer and the adulterer. That's what all the awesome … Read more about That God loves me no less than the murderer
O Rebel, Where Art Thou? (Trait #7)
When David asked me what I was thinking for our series this week, I told him casually, "Oh... I'm cataloging my most frustrating personal faults and seeing which of them stem from/relate to this … Read more about O Rebel, Where Art Thou? (Trait #7)
