The Bible—what we frequently call the sacred Christian Scriptures—is first and foremost story. Not dogma or doctrine. Not do's and don't's. Not propositional truths. Story with characters, setting, drama, tension, goals, stakes, emotional hooks. In all the best stories, beginnings and endings
We are people of The Story. As human beings, we make meaning through stories. The Christian faith is one big story, and the calendar is one way we tell it. The Ascension is a big part of the story.
I don’t always feel joyful. Last week, I was doing some journaling. I found myself naming a litany of griefs, things that tug on my heart that just aren’t right. The world is a lot right now. Right in the midst of that exercise, a friend texted me. “Did you see this?”
I was at a denominational event. I had recently transitioned out of a church staff role. The host, a colleague, thought I might appreciate a personal introduction to the guest speaker, who was something of a celebrity in these circles. This person asked what I did, so I started talking
Writings about spiritual formation, the ways we can shape our lives around the way of Jesus, are as old as Paul's letter to the Galatian churches in 49 A.D. Here are six works that can encourage you to rest in the love of God.
I have a pastor friend who once shared with his supervisory board that he struggled with keeping Sabbath. “Oh, that’s no big deal,” he was told. “None of us do that.” Figuring this was one of the Ten Commandments, he assumed he might get a different reaction. After all,
There was a season of life when I was a much younger person, and I wanted to get in shape. I lived near a church with a pretty stellar fitness center and super affordable rates. My problem was I could walk into the gym, but I had no idea what
