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April 2019

April 14, 2019

Palm Sunday as Honeymoon

The events of Palm Sunday reflect a motif that is found both in the stories...

October 2018

October 27, 2018

Four Ways of Looking at a Mirror

What is true humility?

September 2018

September 19, 2018

What Type of Christian Are You?

There are seven different types of Christians described in the book of Revelation.

September 04, 2018

In the Name of Joshua

"Jesus" is the same name as "Joshua." Reflecting on that fact can lead to a...

July 2018

July 16, 2018

Do I Really Want to Be Peaceful?

Why part of me doesn't want to let go of the stress in my life.

May 2018

May 29, 2018

Much Ado About Saying Goodbye

There's no goodbye like a community theater goodbye.

April 2018

April 24, 2018

Running the (High-Intensity Interval) Race of Faith

Can we learn spiritual lessons from the physical practice of high-intensity interval training?

April 20, 2018

I Know What It Feels Like to Be a Painted Flower

A convicting image of the difference between fake goodness and real goodness.

February 2018

February 27, 2018

What community theater has taught me about incarnation

And how preparing to play a Shakespearean villain has inspired me to reflect on New...

January 2018

January 30, 2018

Happy birthday to a man of many faults.

Emanuel Swedenborg was a great man - but he is honored better by a warts-and-all...

November 2017

November 16, 2017

3 God-given principles of learning (AKA New Church education in a nutshell)

The spiritual realities that effect learning.

October 2017

October 16, 2017

Wrestling with contradictions means we’re doing something right, not wrong

The places of apparent inconsistency are the best places to learn and to deepen our...

September 2017

September 27, 2017

No, God didn’t tell you that your girlfriend should marry you

How God does and doesn’t tell us what to do.

September 03, 2017

You can’t invite anyone in if you don’t have walls and doorways

How establishing clear boundaries makes society more inclusive, not less.

August 2017

August 18, 2017

Why we pray for OUR daily bread, not MY daily bread

Our individual relationship with God is important, but we can't forget that we're never on...

July 2017

July 08, 2017

Asking for Help

I'm really bad at it. Here's why I know I should do it anyway.

June 2017

June 08, 2017

The Seven Types of Christians

Which archetypal church do you belong to?

May 2017

May 12, 2017

Unruffled Is Their Spirit

In the last few weeks I've had opportunities to give chapel services at the Academy of...

May 08, 2017

The Worst Excuse in the World

Four words that have been used to justify untold cruelty.

May 01, 2017

Does God Harden Hearts?

God is responsible for my hard heart only in the sense that my wife is...

April 2017

April 03, 2017

Faith & Fidelity: Part 4, Battling Lust and Learning to See

How overcoming a pornography addiction led to a deeper faith.

March 2017

March 31, 2017

Faith & Fidelity: Part 3, The Upward Spiral of Faith

We all know that belief can lead to action. But the reverse is true too:...

March 29, 2017

Faith & Fidelity: Part 2, What Should We Believe?

Faith means more than just belief, but believing the gospel is a vital part of...

March 27, 2017

Faith & Fidelity: Part 1, Allegiance vs. Faith

A new book argues that we miss the point of the gospel if we think...

March 16, 2017

120 Years of a Swedenborgian “Benedict Option”

An open discussion of the successes, failures, and future of intentional New Church communities.

March 14, 2017

Why I Don’t Say “Swedenborg Says…”

Why the only Swedenborgian blogger at Patheos avoids citing Emanuel Swedenborg by name.

March 08, 2017

Family First or Vocation First? A New Church Challenge

In a faith that puts a high value both on vocational work and on marriage...

March 02, 2017

The Best Things: Marriage Moats

How a daily mini-blog about chickens, children, and carrots can make your relationships stronger, whether...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

“Repent” Does Not Mean “Wallow in Self-loathing”: An Ash Wednesday Reflection.

Repentance is not about making yourself feel miserable – but it does require spending some...

February 16, 2017

Does God Give Us More Than We Can Handle?

And does it count as handling it if we weep, shout, and completely fall apart?