On the recommendation of a colleague my wife and I started watching the TV series Fargo. Loosely based on the film of the same name, the

For today’s post I simply ask that you click on this link and read a wonderful story about failure and grace. More specifically, it’s a story about a blown call

Tuesday morning I entered the classroom with a strange, nagging, feeling.  I couldn’t shake it… the feeling that things weren’t going to go well. I asked

Two students, two separate occasions, both brought to tears with just a simple question: “How are you doing?” I really don’t seek out people’s problems…

Have you ever looked back on your life and connected the dots, only to discover one particular moment that set you on your current path? I’m

At the institution where I teach I’ve come to be known as the “guy who hates serve projects.” This comes from my ineffective attempts to

As a theologian I tend to focus on more contemporary thinkers. Not that I’ve ignored the others—I enjoyed my Patristic and Medieval theology courses the most.

“Contrary to what people often think, the key to easing people’s suffering is not in offering some insidious theodicy, but in allowing a place for