Download Free eBook Here and share it with your friends. A haunting question that burns bright at Advent. Ring. My friend Mark says, “There are some people who just get the call. That is just the way it is.” Ring. I picked it up. It was Peter. “Hey Tony, do you still have people stay […]
Hello friends, I am speaking this week along side Paul Young, author of the book/movie, “The Shack.” We will be together at the “Open Table Conference” in Portland. Tickets are still available. Paul and I go back more than a decade. I cherish his friendship and mentorship, his support of my writings (including writing the […]
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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 […]
Over the weekend the Oregonian published an article in which I suggest that the American Christian Church should consider giving back her tax exemption to heal one of society’s great wounds, like child hunger or health care. As of this morning, oregonlive.com has received over 500 comments on the article and over 1800 shares on […]
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. […]
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 […]
Today is the birthday of one of my favorite people, Johnny Cash. In celebration, let’s watch the greatest Music Video ever:
One of my new themes in life is “No Back Spaces.” It is a movement within my public life, to say what I think, the way I think it, with less regard for the political ramifications. It is a change of orientation to not say things in a way that will speak to the “largest […]
That’s right… The World’s Largest Ecological Restoration Project is in motion. Our prayer is for one of the great rivers of North America (the Klamath) to be restored to its unencumbered, fish-filled, self-regulating beauty. If you have not taken the time to watch “A River Between Us,” it is now available on Netflix. Click here […]
