I just finished reading an Arthur Brooks column in the Atlantic. Gorgeous words. Here is a little excerpt I want to share with you: You will notice that all of the modern untruths I’ve identified have one big thing in common: They say you should focus on yourself—your future, your career, your discomfort, your truth. […]

60% of Americans under the age of 30 who leave the church leave because of the church's anti-LGBTQ messages. SIXTY PERCENT! Churches who maintain their oppositional stance toward full affirmation and inclusion of gay people into their life and leadership are going to face very hard choices in the future. The data tells us that […]

It's the week after Easter. Chocolate bunnies eaten, eggs hidden, found, and turned into egg salad, leftover ham served on sandwiches, Easter hymns sung and put away til next year. And here we are … Now what? Our pastor said in his Easter sermon: We are people of the resurrection! And my question is: What […]

There are some days I leave the writing to the experts. Today is one of those days. "So what do I believe actually happened that morning on the third day after he died? I can tell you this: that what I believe happened and what in faith and with great joy I proclaim, is that […]

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Good Friday is dark. The compassionate, merciful, God-man dies a criminal's death at the hands of religious and political leaders. The Messiah, full of despair and feeling deserted by God the Father, cries out, "My God, why have you forsaken me?" Even the earth wept and quaked. Yet somehow, we call it good. Emil Brunner, […]