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We need more than a distraction
I told my wife that I was frustrated that “covfefe” was already in the autocorrect in my phone just a few days after the President’s infamous Tweet. The President’s midnight Tweet had the whole press...
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Hasan Minhaj, the power of being understood, and the insufficiency of...
My friend recently recommended that I watch the Hasan Minhaj special on Netflix. I didn’t know who Minhaj was until I watched it (he’s a Daily Show contributor; unfortunately Trevor Noah’s version of...
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Why I will introduce my children to Harry Potter
Harry Potter spoilers follow. You’ve been warned. But it’s been twenty years–there’s gotta be a statute of limitations on these things. I love Harry Potter. I am so grateful that my wife managed to get...
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Devotion is radical in the age of Netflix
We didn’t plan it this way, but we concluded our trek through Acts 2 to on Sunday, the Sunday before Independence Day in the United States. We were thinking about my favorite part of the chapter, and...
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Why I need open hands and open sails
One of my seminary professors taught me to pray with an open hand. Rather than cross my hands or put them together, she taught me to place them in my lap. The open posture is about receiving what God...
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How double shifts at Hersheypark taught me to be joyful
One of the things my dad taught me is the value of hard work and good work. We didn’t exactly have a very strict upbringing, but Dad put high expectations on us, for better or worse. Being lazy was not...
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Orange is the New Black taught me about working together, despite differences
My friend Zach was right when he told me he had to wade through the latest season of Orange Is The New Black. I can’t say I recommend it. And because I don’t, I feel free to offer spoilers....
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Bringing the Gospel into the present with great flexibility amidst great...
I still get funny looks by some folks when I tell them what we’re doing in Circle of Hope and how we’re sharing the Gospel. The American image of Christianity has been so cemented by the loudest...
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Opposing war in North Korea is crucial for the Gospel
Apparently Donald Trump’s aggressive and irresponsible threats to North Korea, after the world learned of its miniature nuclear weapon, were rather impulsive and not necessarily thought through. That...
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When it comes to white supremacy, there is only one side for Christians:...
Curtis shared a moving story with me and others recently about his experience of white supremacy in Rhodesia, where he saw the horrors of racism expressed in their worst way. From police brutality to...
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How to help an antifascist follow Jesus
I was sitting with the rest of the steering committee for the Philly Coalition for Affordable Housing and Nora just said out loud, “I’m angry!” I felt her. There is a lot of reason to be angry,...
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Kesha is teaching me how to forgive and let go
Wes and Andrea both told me about Kesha’s new song, “Praying,” which I was grateful to hear about since I was just stuck in a cycle of disappointment, outrage, and confusion regarding Taylor Swift’s...
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By ending DACA, Trump gives Christians another chance to restore their moral...
Donald Trump prays with faith leaders at the White House, after signing a proclamation for a day of prayer for victims of Hurricane Harvey. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA After some Evangelicals’ abhorrent...
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Ten years after the iPhone, I’m talking back to Tim Cook
Tim Cook canonizing Steve Jobs I turned on the livestream of Apple’s glorified meeting with their stakeholders the other day, and basically consumed a gorgeous presentation and advertisement for...
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The freedom of Jesus and the prison of ideological purity
I just Kant settle on deontology Sometimes I just have to get out of my head. Scott was kind enough to say I should skip class tomorrow so I could go watch Rhys Hoskins smash some baseballs telling me,...
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Hurricanes, Trump, and iPhones: Following Jesus in a world that changes...
The pastors went on a retreat together earlier this week. I love the team and working with them. They are like my family. We trust and accept each other. We love and care for each other. And we...
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America is addicted to violence and Jesus is my antidote
Some of my friends told me they were numb after they learned of the shooting in Las Vegas in Monday morning. This again? They just accepted it as a daily part of their life in the U.S. I can understand...
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#TrustTheProcess: don’t let the world trick you into thinking waiting isn’t...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how fast the world moves and how difficult it can be to keep track of it. As the world zooms by us, though, I think the deep work of God in community grounds us....
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Why follow Jesus? The Gospel needs meaning to be applied.
My friend Tricia is a great teacher and she was recently telling me about a class she’s taking on teaching adult learners. It sounds like a class all of our cell leaders should take (then again, I like...
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When the Bible doesn’t make sense, don’t run away, run alongside
The Bible is hard to read alone. I think we do it best together, in community, and when we work to apply it and learn from it practically. Rather than run away when it’s hard, I encourage you to try...
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