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March 2016

March 06, 2016

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry: 10 Great Quotes from a Masterpiece

“You have been given questions to which you cannot be given answers. You will have...

March 01, 2016

It’s Never Too Late to Start Observing Lent

As we near the halfway point of the season of Lent it occurs to me that among...

February 2016

February 24, 2016

Did the Koch Brothers Just Pick a Candidate?

On the list of the richest people in America, Charles and David Koch stand tied...

February 15, 2016

The First Full Week of Lent: The Aggravation of Self-Denial

This week is when you really set the tone for lent. The "new" has probably worn...

February 12, 2016

The Ash Wednesday Hangover: “Wait, I gave up what for Lent?”

As more and more evangelical Christians embrace church traditions such as lent (and evangelicals really need...

February 09, 2016

Why Evangelicals Need Lent

Evangelicals need to observe Lent, in part, because our troubling lack of tradition leaves us untethered...

February 07, 2016

Is That God Or Peyton Manning? I Cannot Tell: Chris Thile’s Omahallelujah!

Chris Thile is set to fill Garrison Keillor's shoes as the host of A Prairie...

February 03, 2016

Franklin Graham and the Pain of Being the Son of a Great Father

Franklin Graham can be quite frustrating at times. Over the past few years, however, I've been...

February 01, 2016

Nate Silver On Why Iowa Matters for Trump & Sanders

Why should just a few hundred thousand voters taking part in a bizarre caucusing ritual...

January 2016

January 29, 2016

Surely Religious Voters Aren’t Falling for Trump’s Routine?

Sleight of hand has always been a big part of American politics. Donald Trump is...

January 26, 2016

Thomas Merton on Suffering

No Man is An Island is slowly becoming my favorite among the many writings of Thomas...

January 18, 2016

Ten Great Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes On Non-Violence

“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral; begetting the very...

January 01, 2016

The First Word of 2016 Goes to Wendell Berry

If Wendell Berry were editing the aphorism, "Hell is other people" it would become, "Hell is...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

New Dictionary Words for 2015: An A-Z Snapshot

Words, language, meaning, narrative... these are things that I love, and that are essential to...

December 29, 2015

Sermonsmith Episode 60: Tim Suttle – Conversations About the Craft of Sermon Preparation

Sermonsmith is a podcast dedicated to celebrating and learning about the rhythms, workflows, tools, and...

December 27, 2015

Your 2016 Church Goals Should Start Here

The most powerful reason the church is struggling in North America right now is that the...

December 24, 2015

The Prophet Mary: A Sermon for Advent

If you would rather, you can listen to the talk here. It’s kind of hard...

December 22, 2015

6 Tips for a Peaceful Family Get Together

What's the famous line? If you can't spot the sucker at the table in the...

December 20, 2015

Prayers Going Out to Jimmie Carter Today

I love the fact that after being president of the United States, starting Habitat for...

December 18, 2015

Sabermetrics and John the Baptist: A Sermon for Advent

In 1971 a Lawrence man named Bill James was the last person from the state...

December 16, 2015

There’s Something About Mary: Advent Offers us a Chance to Learn From Jesus’ Mother & We Should Take It

It's become a tradition at my church to spend one Sunday talking about Mary each...

December 15, 2015

Ten Gift Ideas for Book Lovers – 2015

Book lovers are a picky bunch. Trust me, pajamas with books on them will be more...

December 09, 2015

The Refiner’s Fire & Fuller’s Soap: A Sermon for Advent

Remember Jim Ryan? The famous Kansan? First high school student to run a sub 4...

December 07, 2015

Falwell’s Fearful Conceal-Carry Response is Not Worthy of the Gospel.

In the wake of yet another active shooter incident, evangelical leaders have been rattling the...

December 03, 2015

Here’s Why J.J. Abrams Won’t Blow It With The New Star Wars Film: Joseph Campbell

Almost all religion is concerned with two problems: the meaning of life, and the reality...

December 02, 2015

10 Thomas Merton Sayings that Sound Just Like Yoda.

My sons and I have been watching our way through the three Star Wars prequels...

November 2015

November 28, 2015

Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998): A Missional Life

Every year my church spends the month of November studying the lives of the saints of the...

November 26, 2015

10 Great Quotes on Thanksgiving and Gratitude

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is...

November 24, 2015

Liz Kanoy, Editor at Crosswalk, Has a Thoughtful Article on My Piece On the Language of Terrorism

Liz Kanoy, an editor at Crosswalk.com, is one of the writers I check in with...

November 19, 2015

A Good & Beautiful Life: Free Online Learning Hangout with James Bryan Smith Today at Missio Alliance

This fall my church, Redemption Church in KC, took three weeks to turn our focus to...