Have you ever read MLK’s Letter From a Birmingham Jail? It is one of the most significant documents in the history of the United States. Seriously, have you read it? Listen to me and some friends (Tony Campolo, Shane Claiborne, Lisa Sharon Harper, Frank Schaeffer, Leroy Barber, Doug Pagitt, Tim Soerens and others) read the […]
Sarah Thebarge has been a friend and co-conspirator for a better world and a truer faith. We have shared the stage together and she has been a multiple times guest on my web-series “Off The Highway.” Well, when we launched the “Generous Life Project” (funded by PushPay) last year, I knew that I wanted to […]
One of the many treats in my life is to share a monthly radio segment on WordFM in Pittsburgh during drive time on the John and Kathy Show. This week the conversation was interesting enough to post it here for you. This recording is two hours long. My segment starts at 1:13. Just hit play […]
Today is the Feast of Epiphany. It is the day we celebrate the visit of the Magi (Wise Ones) into the Nativity story. If you have read my works at all, you already know that I have a special affection for the Magi. Why? It is mostly because they are spiritual exotics. That’s right, “exotics.” […]
Happy 6th day of Christmas everyone. I have been meditating this week on the “other side” of Christmas. When our foremothers and forefathers of the Christian faith designed the holy calendar, they made some opulent choices when it came to Christmas. Think about it. There are four weeks dedicated to Advent leading up to Christmas […]
It is a story of good cheer. It is a story of marginalized people in a forgotten corner of the world. It is story of love overcoming power. It is a story of those who tend to critters coming together with gift-giving travelers. It is the story of a dream… a dream of a better […]
The Magi knew better than to show up empty handed. Advent has become one of my favorite times of year, but that was not always so. When I was a child Advebnt meant little more than a chance to open little doors in a Hallmark calendar to find wax-flavored chocolates behind. That was then. Today, […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOC5OApiT1I I have been working on a Generous Life film project. We are making a series of films designed to encourage people to live courageous lives of giving. Here is the first to be released. It utilizes footage from Bono’s National Prayer Breakfast speech. I hope you are inspired. “God is in the slums, in […]
Download Free eBook Here and share it with your friends. Christ’s visitors from the East show us the importance of spiritual “foreigners.” In the twelfth century, the English abbot Aelred of Rievaulx wrote the foundational treatise On Spiritual Friendship. Aelred made the case that one of the great practices of the Christian life is being […]
Hey friends, I hope your Advent is lovely, inspiring and rejuvenating (not soul-sucking.) I want to tell you about a special series, but first: Have you taken the time to thoughtfully celebrate with your loved ones this Advent season? Do you have a plan to rest your soul for Christmas morning? Have you thought of […]
