I get the doubt, and even the hesitation, in following Jesus. It all sounds a bit far-fetched.  A God who exists somewhere else, breathing life…

Compassion is all the rage in today’s Christianity. Just think for a moment of how often we talk about compassion.  We shout it from the…

Not too long ago, I listened to a preacher condemn my generation for wanting more out of life and expecting more out of church.  In…

I sat down tonight to write a post about hurricanes, halloween, and abusive fundamentalism. But, that isn’t going to happen.  It seems too opportune, too…

Yesterday, I wrote this post (Jack, Daniele, and the Day the Church Went to the Bar…) inspired by the true story of a real church…

Jack was never one for church. It all seemed too superstitious and trite for him.  Sure, if you pressed him, he believed in something that some…

If you haven’t heard by now, you should probably check your pulse to make sure you are actually alive. Dan Cathy, the president of Chik-fil-A,…

Forgiveness isn’t for the weak-kneed or the faint-hearted. The religion I grew up with taught me to be suspicious of people who were different from…

I don’t know when it happened exactly, only that it did. At some point, who we were became more important than who we are.  In…

It’s time to stop hiding behind your “humility.” Sometimes we tend to think that we are being humble, when we are really being bashful.  We…

Maybe we (the dreamers, the disenfranchised ones) don’t show our appreciation enough.  We are quick to look beyond the responsibilities of today to envision the…

Three weeks ago, I wrote this post. It was an honest reflection of the struggle that I – and many in my generation – feel…