“I hate the church.” His words were harsh and almost haunting as we walked together through the thick morning fog. The man’s confession came from

We were enemies, we just didn’t know it yet. Sitting across the small table for two was my friend Andrei. Both of us had been

Communal dinners always brought me out of my comfort zone on the Camino. I generally walked alone and solitude was my focus. On this night

I met him while sipping on a nice coffee and croissant. Not only was he a fellow pilgrim, but he was also an American. While

I caught up to her somewhere in the middle of Spain. I don’t remember her name, nor could I have ever pronounced it correctly if

As the morning mist began to clear I could see him walking in the distance. No matter how early I began my pilgrimage there always

My wife Jodi has a picture of the two of us dancing at a wedding as the screensaver on her phone. She loves that picture.

For the past month I’ve had the opportunity to chat — or is it snap? — with my daughter Jenna as she journeys along the

My morning commute often takes me by one of the campuses of Family Church, a new, energetic, and growing church in West Michigan. It’s one