For the next two and a half weeks I’m taking six students on a Franciscan pilgrimage. We’ll be immersed in all things St. Francis, spending

Yesterday, the Washington Post had a story revealing the young man who opened fire at a synagogue in California is a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian

Those who believe that Christianity is being co-opted by a leftist ideology tend to throw around the term “social gospel”. To bring the gospel into

More than once over the last few weeks I’ve been asked if I “believe the bible”. What they mean, I think, is whether I believe

My spiritual formation students are reading The Thirst of God: Contemplating God’s love with Three Women Mystics by Wendy Farley. The book explores the life

Yesterday, during a NW Iowa blizzard, a friend and I went out for a beer. Sitting in the warm glow of sports television we talked

With unadulterated joy, I watched as a pass by Drew Brees fell into the arms of a defender. This was matched by the elation of

I spent this afternoon on a train with a gazillion other people in the heart of Bangkok. My big body and beard made me seem