“Je dénonce!” Not so fast – Jesus recommends another way
When ‘reporting’ becomes indistinguishable from shouting ‘FIRE!’ in a crowded theater.
Category: culture
Life is mercurial, but faith is something we can count on
Life is defined by this systemic uncertainty, while following Jesus is all about God’s faithfulness and living in the consistent goodness and reliability of God’s love and light.
rhapsodizing on Southern (all-American) food: the BLT… and peaches… and ribs
I’ve already shared that I believe summer tastes like peaches. This year so far the selection at our favorite roadside
O Lord please listen to the prayers of the children
every single child born into this multi-faceted, broken world comes fully equipped with imagination, possibility, love, light, and promise. All that from God, and then we fail them in so many ways.
Redefining “wealth” to include what is really valuable #FlowerPower
in prayer that we do not sell our souls for the price of a lump of coal or a 1,200-year-old tree or – God forbid – another extinction… maybe our own.
C.S. Lewis and why Jesus teaches love over religious rule-keeping…
a liberating thread of thoughtfulness in a society where were are so quick to judge one another without regard to heart.
contemplation without action is less than half a religion
Even my contemplation of faith is something that – ultimately – I have to do.
To preachers: Either shine like an invitation to God’s light and love… or get out of the way #Mysoapbox
I’m not much of a soapbox writer but something rattled my cage this weekend and I have to make some noise about it or I am simply going to burst.
do you dare to share? #click-bait
“Jesus could care less about your politics, what he cares about is you and if you have the courage to live love out loud.”
faith that earns a standing ovation #GoldenBuzzer
When I write about this good life and the way the Good News guides and transforms me, is the truth of it enough to move anyone? When I live, how I live, is there enough light in me – enough Gospel truth – that people are compelled to respond?
