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 […]
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 […]
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.” […]
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, […]
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 […]
In Part 1, we shared about a few things we don’t care that much about. Read those here. In Part 2, we shared imaginations about the weekly worship gathering. Read those here. Part 3… 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 […]
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 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 […]
