On Finding Aslan
If ever there was a thrilling way to read the Chronicles of Narnia, it is this: reading it aloud to your children. Snuggled up on the couch, reading it with my years of faith behind me and my...
View ArticleThe Illustrated Guide to Justification
A simple, visual explanation of the story of justification from Old Testament to New Testament. (And P.S. NT Wright liked these :-)
View ArticleIt’s Halloween, and I’m Confused
*Sigh* It’s Halloween, and I’m confused. Maybe conflicted would be a better word. On the one hand: It’s Halloween and I want to belong. It’s the one day of the year when our neighbors open their doors...
View ArticleFear Not!
I am thrilled to introduce my friend and fellow Redbud writer Dorothy Greco to you. I love Dorothy’s thoughtful and thought-provoking writing, and her photos are just… well…. breath-taking. She is a...
View ArticleWhat women want from church: the Jesus of the Gospels
I find it ironic that in the heat of the debate about the undervalued and misunderstood role of women in the church, the church is still characterized by preaching a message which is packaged in a more...
View ArticleWhen What I Desire Is The End of Suffering
My friend Jen Pollock Michel has written a beautiful book called Teach Us To Want: On Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith. It is exquisitely written, theologically profound, and I am savoring each...
View ArticleWhat God Wants From You
A few friends have chosen a theme word for their year: thrive. rest. courage. knock. I chose one last year: anchor, and given the horrendously stormy start last year had, an anchor was just what I...
View ArticleVoting for Nero
I don’t envy American voters right now. As much as I covet the perks of citizenship, the responsibilities of having to choose a President in this years’ election feel a bit like a bad meal on the show...
View ArticleI’m in a Weird Place about The Good Place
Among the list of exciting new premiere’s that the TV execs would like to introduce us to this year is one from NBC: The Good Place, starring the sloth-loving and most wonderful Kristen Bell and the...
View ArticleWhat I want from church: the Jesus of the Gospels
I find it ironic that in the midst of the conversation about the undervalued and misunderstood role of women in the church, the church is often still characterized by preaching a message which is...
View ArticleA Hell of a Tone of Voice (Some thoughts on how we talk about what happens...
A while back, I was asked to participate in a panel answering questions about heaven and hell. The group had spent a couple weeks in a series looking at what Scripture says about what happens after we...
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