Navigating Pastoral Care for People Living with Gender Identity Conflict (note: the names in this article have been changed) Oh, the things they don’t…
On Being 70
Maturity and Flourishing / Work and Rest
There have been a few random thoughts running through my head the past couple months as I reflect on the past year. You know,…
Technology and the Biblical Story
Community / Culture / Discernment / Maturity and Flourishing
Years ago, as a young engineer recently graduated from school and sitting in a cubical farm, I recall wondering, “What does the Gospel have…
Race in America: A Conversation
Community / Culture / Pluralistic World / Spirituality
Reading the World—interview of Luke Bobo on Race in America “To love your neighbor as yourself,” Christopher Wright says in The Mission of God,…
When to Argue or Not
Community / Discernment / Pluralistic World
Sometimes I swear it feels like everyone has become the worst sort of fundamentalist: quick to argue, slow to listen, no, unable to listen,…
Excerpt: Mink River (Bryan Doyle, 2010)
Books / Community / Spirituality
The Nun’s Funeral The old nun’s funeral was held at dawn, in accordance with her specific wish that her life be celebrated as holy…
Running Against Cancer with Prayers and Otters and Crocheted Hats
Faith / Ordinary Life / Spirituality
Although I dedicate this letter to Katy B.* who has begun the dangerous journey through breast cancer, please come along, all of…
Can We End Well and Enjoy Coffee, Too?
Community / Creation / Ordinary Life / Safe Place
Dear Friends, Although I’m dedicating this letter to Katy B. who has begun a dangerous journey, please come along, all of you, for none…
Letter to My Students
Culture / Ordinary Life / Pluralistic World / Spirituality
Dear Students, I’ll tell you about two key moments in my life. They came close together. I think I was seventeen. I’m not sure…
When you get old, who will you be?
Ordinary Life / Safe Place / Spirituality
What in life sustains us for the long trip to the end of our days? Sometimes a stream of despair causes me to doubt…