A Second Baptism of Rain and Tears

I’ve been getting up each morning before the kiddos wake up to finally spend extended time writing and reflecting on my Camino de Santiago pilgrimage last year. It’s been wonderful. Here is a story of one of the most sacred moments I experienced; a second baptism of rain and tears.————————– As the fork in the road …

A Few Thoughts on the Sh*thole Countries and a Response

In the midst of figuring out a road forward on DACA and comprehensive immigration reform, President Trump made a statement about countries who had the most need for support/relief in the form of the United States granting immigration status to their citizens. He called them “shithole countries.” A few thoughts: We can’t let our political …

Shrinking Our World’s: Presence in a Polarizing & Painful Season

The other night Janny and I sat on our front patio after getting all the kids down to listen to the sacred silence and debrief our day. We talked about our new neighbor hanging out in our yard to help out with the twins and reflected on the life of our little faith community while meeting another new neighbor who happened to be on an evening walk with …

The Bible (Part 1): Tool of Violence or Liberation…or Both?

The Bible is one of the most misunderstood books in the history of humanity. Yet, it is the most read book in the history of humanity.   It has been used to produce beautiful and broken realities: The Bible has been used to silence and dehumanize women as “less than” and inferior. Some scholars have gone …

Book Tour Interview: Death By Living, N.D. Wilson

The good folks at Thomas Nelson Publishing recently contacted me about hosting a stop on their blog tour for N.D. Wilson’s new book called, Death by Living. They mentioned his work had much resonance with my own, so I gave it a read and was thoroughly impressed. Not only at the prophetic challenge to live …