Drop Kick Me, Jesus
Yesterday after the Iowa – Iowa State game, Chad Leistikow wrote that it was a game “neither team deserved to lose.” [1] You all know…
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Everyday, Ordinary Worship
It’s Sunday morning. According to the Pew Research Center, even though 77% of adults in Iowa claim the Christian faith, only 36% of those people…
every piece of the pie
I’ve always liked playing Trivial Pursuit. The questions were always so difficult, but I like that the game aims to help you be well-rounded in…
The Beloved Community
Today, we enter the world of Micah… a prophet from the late 8th century… just over 700 years before Christ. And to put ourselves in…
See(k)ing Jesus
I’m sometimes asked what the difference is between Christians who are out there serving people in the world and regular, ordinary people, who are out…
Tables and Holy Experiences
I have a sense of my first Maundy Thursday service, but I can’t quite place where it falls in my history. I was not a…
True Worship
“We keep a troubled vigil at the bedside of the world,” writes Howard Thurman, “Thus we clutch the moment of intimacy in worship when we…
Ashes and Lattes
In the middle of a public place, a busy coffee shop, surrounded by strangers… people got real. We hosted our first ashes to go in…