I ran across this article over at the Atlantic this morning, entitled "Lumbersexuality and Its Discontents", by Willa Brown. The central premise of the article is that the rise of the…
A couple years back, out of a sincere desire that the people I have the privilege of pastoring would not lose their soul and everything they've worked so hard for…
Advent begins this weekend, marking the end of "ordinary time" in the church calendar and beginning the long and beautiful journey deep into the heart of our faith--the realities of…
I have four kids. Last year, the oldest three were finally old enough (and aware enough to really want) to trick or treat. So we went for it. They decided…
I've dealt on and off with depression for most of my adult life. Starting in high school I can remember the warmth of summer giving way to the darkness and…
One of the first places we meet the God revealed in Scripture is in a garden. The writer of Genesis records, in an anthropomorphism sure to awaken scorn from the…
Last night, 175 folks from all over Denver came together to listen to The Pastor, Eugene Peterson, open his heart and talk with us about faith and vocation. The event, hosted by…
This past weekend I had the great privilege of emceeing and presenting at the first (hopefully annual) Praxis Conference held at my home church (Sanctuary) in Tulsa, OK. The purpose of…
This week we prepare our hearts for Pentecost Sunday--celebrating the Father's gift to humanity of pure, "excessive," boundless love in the Holy Spirit as recorded in Acts 2. As Paul…
There is an impulse in contemporary Christianity to broaden our view of God by incorporating (or drawing out) more maternal images and motifs into our imaginary of who God is…
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