Making Peace in an Angry World
I don’t remember a time when either my nation or my church was so divided as now. Do you? Could it be that social media with its well-proven online disinhibition …
Myers, Briggs, and Me :)
Disclaimer for lovers of MB: Please don’t be mad at me. I’m just having a little fun. I avoided taking the Myers-Briggs assessment for ten years and felt a little …
The Value of Life
While the world still mourns the death of 17 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in my home state of Florida, Easter comes. Easter with its images of a …
Structured Separation: Because Time Out Can Prevent Divorce
We’ve heard her story: A Christian wife caught in the jaws of an abusive marriage, held fast by church teaching prohibiting divorce and commanding submission, suffering bruises, broken bones, and …
What Terrorism Teaches Us about How Not to Do Church
Part Three: How Not to Dehumanize Once an individual has sustained a rejection wound and has disidentified from the rejecting group, they become ripe fruit for radical picking. Dounia …
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, …