We were without internet at our house over the weekend. On the one hand, it was a super-frustrating first-world problem. On the other hand, it meant that we weren’t on social media for the first couple of days after the shooting in Orlando. All things considered, I’m sort of grateful that our connection chose to fail …
Pouring the coffee. Sitting down in my favorite chair. Walking to work. Bedtime with my son. All these moments and a million more, together they make up a life. It’s amazing how many of these moments I don’t even notice; I’m so busy rushing on to something more important. Sometimes these simple moments that make up …
Doubt has a very bad reputation in most Christian communities. It’s seen as a temptation to be avoided, a slippery slope to losing faith completely. In these communities, questioning God – or, even worse, the established teachings of the church – is seen as the worst thing you could do. In the Friends of Jesus Fellowship, …
It’s a sensation that the ancients associated with the divine. The whispers of the muse. Inspiration from the spirit world. That moment of clarity when the veil is torn away and naked reality stares you in the face. These moments of clarity come in all shapes and sizes. Those little “aha” moments when a particularly tough problem …
What’s the purpose of faith? Is it a set of rules, to make sense of a mysterious, sometimes disturbing universe? Is it a painkiller, to make the burdens of life easier to bear? Is the goal of faith to receive a reward later for the good things we do now? Is faith about avoiding punishment? …
Today is Memorial Day, a holiday of rest and celebration. It’s a day when we in the United States remember those who have suffered and sacrificed so that we might enjoy freedom and wholeness. Memorial Day is often given over to displays of nationalism and militarism, but for those following in the way of The Lamb …
We humans are story-telling machines. We tell them about ourselves, and about those around us. We use the power of words – the good, the bad, and the ugly – to paint a picture of who we are, and who we expect others to be. We tend to live into the expectations that others have …