What Terrorism Teaches Us about How Not to Do Church
Part Two: How Not to Radicalize For good or for evil, the role of any given leader is to build a sense of shared identity. On the evil side …
What Terrorism Teaches Us About How Not to Do Church
Part One: How Not to Polarize Forget the videos of ISIS militants sawing off heads; the numbers alone make our blood run cold. According to the 2015 Global Terrorism …
Ye Are My Whistleblowers
Speaking Out on Church-related Sexual Abuse I’ve wanted to write this article for the past few weeks, but am prompted to follow through when I realize I have three conversations …
Pastor Who Prey
The What and How of Clergy Sexual Misconduct Hopefully you’ll live out your days never encountering the type of religious leader who makes an article like this necessary. But for …
Loving One Another in Purity
Yes, this is me and my family. I’m the one kneeling, looking confused. Love Within the Family of God The Bible uses several analogies for the church—a body, a building, …
The King Dreams
I have good tidings of great joy. The sequel to The Lamb Wins, the folk cantata based on the book of Revelation released by the Lesser Light Collective in 2013, …
Mindfulness Meditation: What’s the Buzz?
A Buddhist form of meditation called “mindfulness meditation” has taken the mental health field by storm. It has produced many well-documented positive effects and has been basically touted as a …
Announcement–We’re Moving!
It’s time I made this announcement, even though I’d rather deny it. We’ve lived in Philadelphia for 15 years this December. We moved into 1103 Cromwell Road, Wyndmoor (a suburb) …
Stalking the Wild iPhone
When my dog Fred and I stepped into the park for an evening stroll last night, I noticed the pocket where I’d stuck my iPhone had gone empty. Don’t panic …
Clifford and Colleen Find Love
It had been a rewarding but exhausting week at one of those events where my time neatly split between talking to large audiences and listening to one-souled audiences. After …