Public Confessions: Good Enough?
Why do Lance Armstrong, Manti Te'o, and other celebrities, politicians, and athletes go on national TV when they screw up?
View ArticleMaking Room for the Thoughtful Ones: A Review of Susan Cain's "Quiet"
A third to a half of us are introverts, and yet our schools, our businesses, and yes, our religious institutions are set up on the model that all of us are extroverts.
View ArticleOne Day More: Spirituality at the 2013 Oscars
This year's Best Picture films seem to espouse a common spiritual message: You have to get up every morning and do the work, where you are, with what you have.
View ArticleC.S. Lewis, Human Being: A Review of Alister McGrath's "C. S. Lewis, A Life"
Rather than canonizing Lewis, McGrath's meticulously detailed book succeeds in humanizing him.
View ArticleJesus Is Not Coming Soon
It's not just Rapture prophets who make Christians look bad. Let's all stop talking about the End of Things and live the life of faith here and now.
View ArticleMade of Love: A Review of Cloud Cult's "Love"
As I listened to the album, I noticed more than once that I was performing that action which in my tradition we use when we feel blessed by the very touch of God: crossing myself.
View ArticleWhy Republicans Need to Support Gay Marriage: Because It's Right
Yes, Republicans should moderate their views on social issues like gay marriage. But not simply because it will earn them votes.
View ArticleJoss Whedon, How Do I Love Thee?
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" director Joss Whedon knows that we need to be a part of saving the world, whatever that means, and he spins that yarn better than anyone.
View ArticleBrennan Manning: The Prodigal Goes Home
Working on a final novel together, Brennan re-taught me this great lesson: God already loves us, seeks us, knows us, and God's judgment is always tempered by mercy and grace.
View ArticleWhen the World Explodes Around You, Pray for Peace
When the world is raging and our thoughts are raging along with it, it's hard to be a person who seeks and finds peace.
View ArticleMade of Love: A Review of Cloud Cult's "Love"
As I listened to the album, I noticed more than once that I was performing that action which in my tradition we use when we feel blessed by the very touch of God: crossing myself.
View ArticleWhy Republicans Need to Support Gay Marriage: Because It's Right
Yes, Republicans should moderate their views on social issues like gay marriage. But not simply because it will earn them votes.
View ArticleJoss Whedon, How Do I Love Thee?
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" director Joss Whedon knows that we need to be a part of saving the world, whatever that means, and he spins that yarn better than anyone.
View ArticleBrennan Manning: The Prodigal Goes Home
Working on a final novel together, Brennan re-taught me this great lesson: God already loves us, seeks us, knows us, and God's judgment is always tempered by mercy and grace.
View ArticleWhen the World Explodes Around You, Pray for Peace
When the world is raging and our thoughts are raging along with it, it's hard to be a person who seeks and finds peace.
View ArticleRetelling the Old, Old Story: A Review of "God's Favorite Place on Earth"
We need to hear the old stories in new ways to understand our own story of life in Christ.
View ArticleWhy Republicans Need to Support Gay Marriage: Because It's Right
Yes, Republicans should moderate their views on social issues like gay marriage. But not simply because it will earn them votes.
View ArticleJoss Whedon, How Do I Love Thee?
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" director Joss Whedon knows that we need to be a part of saving the world, whatever that means, and he spins that yarn better than anyone.
View ArticleBrennan Manning: The Prodigal Goes Home
Working on a final novel together, Brennan re-taught me this great lesson: God already loves us, seeks us, knows us, and God's judgment is always tempered by mercy and grace.
View ArticleWhen the World Explodes Around You, Pray for Peace
When the world is raging and our thoughts are raging along with it, it's hard to be a person who seeks and finds peace.
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