After quieting my mind and being reminded of the presence of Christ, above, beneath, around, and within me, my move outdoors hits me like...

If you care about poverty, homelessness, mental illness, drug addiction, or the morale of law enforcement, I hope you find some time to...

I LOVE this world, in the kind of way that I believe the Bible tells us to love the world.  I love the intricate biosystems of the human...

The church hasn’t been immune to this polarizing.  We’ve mirrored the culture’s political tribal hatred, enough so that it’s increasingly...

The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy… but I have come that they might have life!  – Jesus the Christ Each untimely loss is tragic,...

On the surface of things, it appears simple enough right?  Women can’t teach or have authority over men.  Done. On the other hand.  The...

a few of the thousands save by courage, hospitality, and generosity. Every time I travel in Europe I try to read some European history,...

They would, in other words, rather look on a relationship from the outside, experiencing the hollow thrill of being an observer, rather...

What does the pornography problem in the Bible belt, and the appalling lack of generosity among democrats have to do with a burnt/raw...

With fears of “the other” on the rise, a look at Jesus life, from beginning to end, is like a drink of fresh cold water in the midst of...

But what does “the land of the free” really mean? And in what sense are we free?  The questions weren’t political for me this year but...

It’s nothing new. And further, it’s nothing new to note that it’s all being done in God’s name by both sides. Giving a soldier a Bible...

By now, unless the shooting is personal, we Americans know the drill quite well.  Our president will stand up and talk about the need for...

“when the raft in the ocean is safer than our home, we’ll go” With the train station closed in Budapest, over 70 dead in a truck on the...

I’m 19 and a good friend had landed the part of Jesus in Godspell, so he invites me to see him on opening night.  It’s been two years...

I’m happy to offer a repost today of something offered earlier this summer during my sabbatical because it seems so very appropriate...

That’s because I live in a different world.  I live in a world where I know more and more people who are coming out of closet; they’re...

My friend Matthew Kaemingk is a theologian and a sports fan. His guest post today shows us how these two worlds intersect if we’re...