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December 2019

December 24, 2019

Christmas Longing

We long for the God who has gifted us this whole, preter-lavish world, the One...

December 19, 2019

Mary’s “Yes!” to God

We have these moments in which we, like Mary, can say “yes!” to God.

November 2019

November 07, 2019

Two Ways to Cultivate an Old Soul Faith

Christianity is an old, idol-busting religion. And we need regular doses of this Ancient of...

October 2019

October 10, 2019

Indifference and Indifference

Indifference is a sin precision-milled for our age.

September 2019

September 12, 2019

Faithful Pessimists, Aware Optimists

The Christian view of the world is inherently hopeful. God is real and Jesus is...

August 2019

August 08, 2019

Stepping Into the Storm with Jesus

There are times in our lives when doing the right thing will mean stepping out...

July 2019

July 11, 2019

I Boast Therefore I Am: Christian Identity and Nationalism

Maybe it's possible to discover a love of neighbor broad enough to encompasses a nation.

June 2019

June 13, 2019

Not So Much to Be Understood As to Understand

Perhaps knowing the pain of being misunderstood can prompt us to give the gift of...

June 03, 2019

Rural Decline? Why 30-49 Year-Olds are Going Rural

Rural communities don’t need to be reformed or rescued. Rural already has plenty to offer,...

May 2019

May 29, 2019

Holiness Influencers

Could it be that the influence-seeking superstarization of church leaders has blunted what should be...

May 09, 2019

What Feels Like Praying?

What feels like praying to you? Is it quilting or serving in the soup kitchen...

April 2019

April 16, 2019

Three Ways to Take the Cross to Heart During Holy Week

We cannot know him, follow him, or love him unless we embrace Jesus’ cruciform heart.

April 11, 2019

Who’s Your Spiritual Father or Mother?

The ancient church was called “the Way” because it’s meant to be walked--and it’s impossible...

April 04, 2019

You Really Aren’t an Impostor

Being called to ministry will involve a sensible, loving unfolding of our whole lives in...

March 2019

March 28, 2019

Spring and Gift

It's so easily forget that to be alive is to be the beneficiary of a...

March 06, 2019

A Spirituality of Dust and Ashes

The words and ash of Ash Wednesday are a prick to our consciences to turn...

March 01, 2019

How to Make Ash for Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday makes the beginning of a season of repentance during which we seek to...

February 2019

February 07, 2019

Is Your Job Your Vocation?

All too often, we confuse our paying work with our unchanging vocation--and that leads to...

January 2019

January 24, 2019

Coffee Cup Spirituality

Coffee grants me the escape velocity to transcend the dull ordinariness of time and self....

January 17, 2019

The Holy Art of Sleeping

When we sleep, we are releasing life and history to the God who never sleeps,...

January 10, 2019

Idealizing and Disparaging Rural America

Why aren’t folks flooding the big sky Great Plains, old school industrial Midwest, and beer...

January 04, 2019

What’s Your Calling in the New Year?

Your calling is one way that God makes you a gift to the world.

December 2018

December 13, 2018

Advent Healing

Advent is about praying for Jesus the Immanuel to come into our lives--strength, mind, soul,...

December 07, 2018

The Wilderness Way of Advent

Sometimes we need a broad-horizoned place to hunger and thirst and discover that our soul...

November 2018

November 15, 2018

Hurry and Unhurry in the Rural Church

In hurrying along our way, we often miss what matters most.

November 09, 2018

Facing Death–and Life–through Mercy

Maybe mercy is the key to living well and truly. We’re going to die. But...

October 2018

October 31, 2018

Purgatory for the Rest of Us

What if we came to understand that while our salvation is not in doubt, the...

October 23, 2018

What I Learned from Eugene Peterson

Eugene Peterson wrote: "A contemplative life is not an alternative to the active life, but...

October 11, 2018

On Watching a Flood

Before something mighty we have to let ourselves feel a little awe. Even a flooded...

October 02, 2018

Give Us This Day Our Daily Manna

Jesus' manna helps me challenge the self-constructed narrative that views the future as a to-do...