It’s not often that Janny (my wife!) and I write a blog together, so it was especially fun writing this post for Allison Buzard’s current series asking how to live out the radical way of Jesus while raising kids. Before we had kids, we loved to travel, had worldview stretching experiences and were all together creative in …
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Christians and Muslims: Shall We Dance?
There is no doubt that the global relationship between Christianity and Islam is strained. Although both are monotheistic faiths (religions that worship only one God) who share much of their history and family lineage (all the way back to Abraham), there have been many political, cultural and social realities over the years that have driven …
Welcoming Rosie with a Community Blessing
When a new child is born into our community, we have a tradition of taking time to pray blessings over the new life as a way to acknowledge their sacred role not only in the life of our family, but in the life of the community we have entrusted ourselves to. This is not a …
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Jesus’ Name is Alecia. Really??
Ruby and I were going for a long stroll as Janny put in one of her last long days of work before going on maternity leave. Because I know that our time as a family of three is quickly coming to a close, I walked hand in hand with my little gal with a bit …
How Should Christians Response to the Middle East Crisis?
The editors of Relevant Magazine asked to write a response to this question during the recent violence in Israel & Gaza. I was especially encouraged by two things: 1. Relevant is inviting its readers to critically engage the Middle East conflict through the lens of Jesus. 2. The overwhelming response and engagement of readers on …
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