Inspiration
Inspiration is better than magic, for as any artist will tell you, true inspiration comes not to the lucky or the charmed but to the faithful — to the writer…
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We Need Each Other.
I’m not exactly sure how all this works, but I think, ultimately, it means I can’t be a Christian on my own. Like it or not, following Jesus is a…
Grace
But if the world is watching, we might as well tell the truth. And the truth is, the church doesn’t offer a cure. It doesn’t offer a quick fix. The…
Healing
There is a difference between curing and healing, and I believe the church is called to the slow and difficult work of healing. We are called to enter into one…
More Labyrinth than Maze
The difference between a labyrinth and a maze is that a labyrinth has no dead ends…. It has become cliché to talk about faith as a journey, and yet the…
A Family of Sinners
Long enshrined traditions around communion aside, there are always folks who fancy themselves bouncers to the heavenly banquet, charged with keeping the wrong people away from the table and out…
Our Sorting System
We tend to look down our noses at these ancient people with their religious codes regulating everything from the fibers in their clothing to the people they touched. But we…
Surprises
It seems those most likely to miss God’s work in the world are those most convinced they know exactly what to look for, the ones who expect God to play…
Grace Gets Out of Hand
Philip got out of God’s way. He remembered that what makes the gospel offensive isn’t who it keeps out, but who it lets in. Nothing could prevent the eunuch from…
Battling Demons
Indeed, our sins — hate, fear, greed, jealousy, lust, materialism, pride — can at times take such distinct forms in our lives that we recognize them in the faces of…