I’ve been on a memoir kick this year. Actually, that may be a bit of an understatement. By my count, I’m currently working on my

Laura de Jong may be ok with our beloved founder having loosened up on premature celebrations of Christmas, but I’m going to stick with Advent

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.

Bazan One of the holiday albums in heavy rotation in my Spotify app every December is David Bazan’s Dark Sacred Night. It’s no Gene Autry

I am writing this blog from the Tucson airport as my wife and I are returning from a brief getaway in the Desert Southwest.  We

Was it this year’s unusual calendar? Or maybe it’s that I’m now retired from the pastorate? But it seemed like Christmas mirth and zaniness had

In this Advent season, I share this personal experience to encourage people who wait in hope. It’s a story about Vince (not his real name),

The church was packed. Mom would have liked that. And all five “first ladies” were in attendance–she would have liked that too. She would have

What do you suppose you’d find, to root around in that walnut-sized brain for a while? It’s a pathetic nod to self-care I suppose, but