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 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 […]
On today’s episode of #OffTheHighway, I interview Brandon Rhodes of Springwater Community and The Parish Collective. One of the topics we wander into is the concept of Church branding. Brandon tells lovely stories about acts of goodness and beauty happening all around his neighborhood and how he and his community of faith are seeking to […]
Happy December. Blessed Advent. Well, it is another monday morning. I am back at my favorite table in my local bagel shop. I have my coffee in my grumpy-man-face mug. I am sitting on my sparkly gold, 50’s style vinyl booth. It is a cold morning here in Portland. Walking here, I found myself noticing all […]
There is something about an early morning (6-ish) walk through one’s neighborhood: cool air on the face, not a single car in motion, quiet glow from only some of the homes. As I pass my neighbors I try to imagine the day/week that lay before them. How many troubles? How many victories? How many joys, […]
Just published in Christianity Today/Leadership Journal is a new article that explores the “Biblical” gospel-proclaimed. So often, when discussing the message of the gospel, Christians rely upon passages from the letters of the Apostle Paul (or others) and yet these letters are not even examples of Christians talking to non-Christians, they are instead Christians talking to […]
Just published in Christianity Today/Leadership Journal is a new article that explores the “Biblical” gospel-proclaimed. So often, when discussing the message of the gospel, Christians rely upon passages from the letters of the Apostle Paul (or others) and yet these letters are not even examples of Christians talking to non-Christians, they are instead Christians talking […]
We are in the midst of planning for next year’s Faith and Culture Writers Conference. I am taking a more hands on role this year, because it looks like it will be hosted by Warner Pacific College, the school where I am honored to serve as the Author in Residence. In light of that anticipation […]
