Why We Should Get Angry at God
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I am looking forward to a weekend at Open Table Conference (http://opentableconference.com) I hope you can come and join me. I will get to join on stage some really great minds. The most famous is William Paul Young, whose book/film, “The Shack” is still the conversation nationwide. In fact, I gave an interview in Pittsburgh […]
Help Me with Open Table Conference
Friends, Help me plan my talk for The Open Table Conference here in PDX, June 9-11. I pray you are well. I have been off the grid for most of the last year. There are a number of reasons for this but most central is my work on my first novel, which I hope to […]
How to Not Say STUPID Things When Responding to Orlando Shooting/Tragedy
Hey friends, I am currently outside of Orlando visiting family. So much of the discussion right now is about the tragic death of 49 souls in an Orlando night club and wounding of dozens more. What is a human being to do with such tragedies? How are we to respond to our neighbors and friends […]
The Cathartic Cathedral
If you have been around me very long, you have probably heard about my affection for the NPR show, RadioLab. It contains masterful storytelling. Another thing you need to know about me… we lost our young nephew to cancer three years ago. It seems that Ransom is never far from our minds. We miss him. […]
Video: Sacred Friendship is Like Enjoying a Sunset
There is no “my team” and “the other team.” Sacred friendship means we meet one another on level ground… we stand shoulder to shoulder, without hierarchies. It is very much like enjoying a sunset. Please watch this 25 minute talk on non-hierarchical sacred friendship from last week for my friends at Azusa Pacific University. Click […]
Happy Birthday, Johnny Cash
Today is the birthday of one of my favorite people, Johnny Cash. In celebration, let’s watch the greatest Music Video ever: