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.
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 […]
Okay, the title of today’s post is problematic on a couple of levels: You may not consider me an Evangelical. Many, many people do not. Many consider me a “progressive” and in various ways those folks are correct. The word “Evangelical” is a bit slippery, having divergent definitions, depending upon who you ask, AND several […]
Yesterday, in a great offering from #OffTheHighway guest, Jon Huckins, we were treated to a discussion on listening. Not just listening but the presence and power of listening within a missional life in the neighborhood. Priceless. Now, only the biggest of piss-pots is going to say that listening is bad. Right? What kind of a […]
I am surprised to be writing from Washington DC and the National Prayer Breakfast. This is not my first time here, but only a week ago, I did not know that I would be sitting here today. One of the great experiences at the NPB is the Middle East Breakfast, held the day before the […]
Today on #OffTheHighway, I spend a few minutes with Tom Krattenmaker. On this episode, I ask Tom for his one piece of advice for the Evangelical Church in America. His answer came without hesitation. Before we go there, Tom is something of an expert on Evangelicalism. He, himself is not a church goer nor a […]
I saw the movie Selma on opening day with some friends. It was a very emotional experience. It was an honor to sit and watch surrounded by my “neighbors” and their emotions were audible throughout the film. Just in the background, a couple of times, there was a song. I don’t know where I know […]
In today’s episode of #OffTheHighway, Lisa Sharon Harper responded to my question, “What are we, society and the church, missing in regards to these important social issues (race, violence, protesting etc.) in our world today?” Her answer cut to the very root of the problem… It boils down to “Who is regarded as the most […]
(This is a guest post from my dear friend, Micky Jones. Please read and consider adding these mediations to your Advent.) Dear Friends, Advent is a time when sentimentality and spiritualization reigns. But, in more ancient forms of Christianity, Advent was more a season of penitence, not unlike Lent. Today, that call for repentance includes […]
