One of the many questions I’ve found myself asking lately concerns the cultural nature of Christianity: how much of what I believe about what it means to be a follower of Jesus has been shaped by what people have told me to think versus what’s actually true? And what haven’t I questioned yet that maybe…
I have a confession to make. The title of this series changed about 5 times as I perused my shelves. “Oh, but I love this book; I have to tell people about this one.” “No, I can’t include that one; people won’t understand it.” “How can one person read this many books? (Every….
— 1 — Happy Friday! How was your week? Mine was – well… deep. I’ve had a number of very intense conversations this week about everything from re-defining forgiveness to the abuse of power in the church, and I also had the privilege of participating in a synchroblog about anger. One of the things I…
— 1 — It’s been awhile since I’ve been this glad to see a Friday night roll around, but goodness, I am so glad it is finally Friday. I feel like I’ve lived about three weeks worth of life in the past seven days, and I’m exhausted. This weekend will have about three days worth of…
— 1 — Happy Friday, everyone! How was your week? No, for real – I’d love to hear about it. Drop me a note in the comments below with the three adjectives that best describe your week. Extra points for anyone who uses a word I have to look up. (Note: your points aren’t actually…
