A Scary Place Someone asked me the other day why I haven’t said much about the terror attacks in Israel or the Israeli response in Gaza. I guess...
The Truth About the Church I hear stories all the time from people who have been hurt by the church in one way or another. These groups are always close to my...
Don’t Worry, Be Happy! Do you remember the Bobby McFerrin classic, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”? (You can thank me for the earworm later.) “In every life,...
Embracing the “Other” I realized it’s been a hot sec since I put a blog post out, so here goes. For some reason, I’ve been thinking a lot this week about...
What About…Salvation? I was raised to believe if I didn’t read my Bible, pray my bedtime prayers, and do the right things (don’t curse, don’t drink,...
The Day the World Came Together In her book, Christianity for the Rest of Us, Diana Butler Bass shares this quote from South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu: “In God’s...
The Truth About the Church Say the word, “church,” out in the community and you’re likely to get a lot of different reactions. Some people love the church,...
What Do You Need to Leave Behind? There’s a story in the Bible, specifically Mark 1 if you want to read it: Jesus is walking along the Sea of Galilee when he sees a group...
Make Them Hear You The musical Ragtime is set at the turn of the 20th century. It is a story about racial inequality, racial injustice, and the plight of...