Changing A Child’s Story
One book at a time, we can change the narrative, change, the statistics, change some lives… My church heard the call issued by our conference…
books
Keep P.U.S.H.ing!
My aunt Barb has been diagnosed and treating uterine and ovarian cancer for about two years now. She has been through a few rounds of…
Winter is Coming
As an introvert, I dont often make small talk with fellow passengers on a flight. Now that you can use a kindle during taxi and…
Writing… just not here
I sat down with the Bishop a few weeks ago and he asked me if I was still writing. It was a hard question for…
Building Structures from the ground up
This weekend, I started to unpack boxes of books in my new home office. My large and spacious home office with built-in bookshelves + church…
Breaking down walls through humility
In the midwest, and especially in rural, german, blue-collar Iowa, pride is a big thing. We refuse to talk about our problems. We are quick…
something to identify as
I heard a song on the radio this evening by Patrick Stump featuring Lupe Fiasco called, “This City.” It’s a new single, it has an…
postmodern holiness
I have been having a discussion with some colleagues about what it means to be disciples and pastors in the world today. The question was…