We (Aimee and Tony Kriz) are not church-goers. To be specific, currently, we do not regularly attend a brick-and-mortar church’s services or programs. Not going to church is not our preference. We are very pro-church. We are proud of our individual stories, having been integral participants in numerous churches around the world. We are honored […]
Yesterday, Franklin Graham called all Christians to ban pro-LGBT friendly companies… And Christians are rising up to protest. Today, Tony Campolo makes a public call for Christians to support Gay Marriage… And Christians are rising up in protest. Graham. Campolo. Are there two names more associated with Evangelicalism in America over the last 50 years? […]
Recently the Yale Center for Faith and Culture invited me to campus to discuss secularism and the Jesus-Way. I had a chance to share the stage with thoughtful secularists like Tom Krattenmaker (author of The Evangelicals You Don’t Know) and Chris Stedman (author of Faitheist). There were many thrilling conversations and the experience as a […]
We (Aimee and Tony Kriz) are not church-goers. To be specific, currently, we do not regularly attend a brick-and-mortar church’s services or programs. Not going to church is not our preference. We are very pro-church. We are proud of our individual stories, having been integral participants in numerous churches around the world. We are honored […]
Here is one of the events from my time at Yale a few weeks back. In this event I get to share the stage with my friend Tom Krattfnmaker, as well as Chris Stedman and Matt Croasmun. Out topic: “Following Jesus as a Secular Progressive?” Enjoy.
It is Inhabit Conference week and so I am bringing back a video we made where I first coined the term “helicopter lifestyles.” I hope you enjoy. Also Check out Parish Collective. Integrated Relationships & Helicopter Lifestyles with Tony Kriz from Parish Collective on Vimeo.
My Writing Checklist How have I made myself the hero of my writings? How have I made myself smarter, cooler or more “righteous” than I actually am? Have I thrown anyone under the bus? Have I been vindictive in any story, paragraph or phrase? In what ways have I taken a cheap shot? Have I […]
A decade ago, Donald Miller wrote our story… he wrote about a Confession Booth at Reed College. When Don wrote it, the entire story consisted of only a few paragraphs and it started a social movement that no one could have predicted. Over the years I have been asked many times to write a more […]
Today on #OffTheHighway, Ken Wytsma dares to suggest that Doubt is an important and even necessary aspect of the faith-life. In response, I offer this “worth a thousand words” reply to Ken’s thoughts:
I went with my boys to the #BlackHistoryMonth celebration last evening at their grade school. It was a great event: food, music, dance, drumming and of course, community. My boys have the great privilege of going to a school where, as I looked around the room last night (and I could not stop myself from […]
