Leave it to Jesus to pack a punch in a sermon of just seven words. (Alright, technically it’s 41 words in the Greek. But it’s

At the beginning of the month, I participated in a learning trip to Northern Ireland, studying peacemaking and reconciliation with staff from the Calvin Institute

This is the second year now I’ve bought a poinsettia from a student fundraising for a school trip. This is the second year I’ve put

I’m taking to heart Steve’s admonition to not be an Advent snob. So much so that I’m jumping right past Christmas to talk about Lent.

I know Debra used a Mary Oliver quote in her post on Saturday, but I generally feel it’s never a bad idea to emulate Debra

I was having drinks with a friend on Saturday night when a woman at the table next to ours made really intense eye contact with

There is nothing new under the sun. In July, 2006, Hezbollah fighters fired rockets from Lebanon into Israel as a distraction from the anti-tank missile

There I was, just sitting on my couch, when the ducks in dresses appeared. Not literally. Unfortunately. Rather, through that medium of all things weird

I’ve been thinking a lot about truth-telling lately. I’m working on a presentation for a preaching conference next month. I’ve titled the workshop “Preaching Towards