As I write this, violence (and rhetoric) is quickly escalating between the United States and Iran (and those caught in their midst). My heart is deeply grieved at what this means for the world, our neighbors and our children. The impact of war is far reaching and I still hold out hope that a strategy …
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Getting Personal: From DOING to BEING
I’ve been taking some really tangible steps in my own personal journey toward becoming a Human-BEING rather than a Human-DOING. For me, and how I’ve been created (and conditioned), doing less and being more is really, REALLY hard. It’s easy for me to default to task lists and self-imposed to-do’s. At its best, it’s a …
Parenting as Resistance: A Post-MLK Day Reflection
Last week I picked up Ruby, our 6-year old, from school and she immediately burst into questions about Martin Luther King Jr. A portion of our conversation went like this: Ruby: “Daddy, did you know that white people used to not let black people drink from their water fountains or shop in their stores or ride on their buses?” …
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One Reason I Still Have Hope For The USAmerican Evangelical Church
If I’m completely honest, I’ve been really discouraged as of late. A major source of my discouragement has been the way the USAmerican evangelical church (a tribe I have identified with for most of my life, so my critique and exhortation will be directed there) has chosen to engage the world in this season marked by division, violence and trauma. …
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The Opportunity of Raising Kids in This Crazy World
Having spent the last couple days getting solo time with my kiddos, I’ve never been more convinced that the way we raise the next generation will be our greatest contribution to healing a broken world. The stakes are high. Let’s not shelter our kids, but invite them into the beautiful and broken realities of our …
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