— 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…
If there is only one book you read this fall, it needs to be Interrupted, by Jen Hatmaker. I’m not kidding. If you’re a follower of Jesus, it’s a MUST-READ. (And I Say That With Capital Letters. Because I Really Mean It.) And if you aren’t a follower of Jesus – then I would humbly ask…
I wish you could be here in this moment. It isn’t the lights, and it isn’t the band. It isn’t the phenomenal speakers, or the tech crew that’s worked so hard to pull this Kongress off. It’s the Presence of God in an arena turned temple, and in the temple of His people. Looking around…
Her name is Hannah. She’s an older woman, tall, laugh lines, grey hair, visibly someone who has weathered much but done it with that deep joy that marks those who follow Him. Wrapped in her dark dress coat and a brightly colored scarf, she follows us into the arena where our tech crew will soon…
I’m still thinking about the whole missions thing and how all the pieces of my crazy life fit together. There are two things I know for certain. One is that I am called to missions. The other is that I am called to lead worship. It makes sense to me that those two things would…
