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David Henson
David Henson is a stay-at-home dad.
Faith is like laughter
Faith is like laughter.
It doesn’t have to be real to have a real effect.
Be a poet, not a preacher during Holy Week
Our churches need more poetry. Especially during Holy Week.
So this week, let us not be theologians or philosophers.
Fear will be the big winner on Super Tuesday
It’s Super Tuesday. Lots of people are voting today.
And if I had to put money on it, I’d bet a large number of people aren’t voting for someone they love, but someone who best reflects their greatest fears back to them.
Don't forget to feast this Lent
Don’t forget to feast this Lent.
In the midst of the almsgiving, praying, and fasting that traditionally mark this season, remember also to feast.
The tragedy of the Syrian Samaritan
There was once a governor who was traveling and was beset by terrorists on the road. They bombed his motorcade and left him for dead on the roadside....
Black souls matter
What does it mean to observe All Souls Day in the year of #BlackLivesMatter?
What does it mean to commemorate the dead in a year in which 957 were shot and killed by police?
Lethal ideology
A movie about a school shooting hits theaters this week, a tragically timely release.
The film documents the aftermath of a school bus shooting in which three girls were wounded and one of whom almost died.
Things to never forget on 9/11
It’s been 14 years. And we’re still reliving 9/11 each year. With videos of tumbling towers, with remembran...
Witnessing murder
With unprecedented intimacy and frequency, Americans are becoming witnesses to murder.
With the videos of beheadings and the footage of black people being murdered by police, we’ve begun watching real people die violently in real time, often from the palm of our hands or from the screens in our laps.
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Peace is not tranquility
Last Saturday, my youngest son and I spent an afternoon carefully stacking a half-dozen rocks that had been worn smooth and elliptical by the French Broad River that eddied around our knees. The swift river and its small pockets of whitewater drowned out the world around us as we built a small impromptu cairn together for his birthday. After we balanced the final stone, he sat on the large foundation rock rising out of the river and clasped his hands together.
As his lips whispered a prayer, I looked around and felt at peace.
Our heritage is hate
I have burned one flag in my life. In college, some friends and I set a Confederate flag ablaze in a parking lot one summer afternoon. It was a symbolic way for us to renounce our racist heritage as young southern men.
But renouncing it didn’t erase it.
Why I hate the most popular verse on Twitter (Philippians 4:13)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13) That, folks, is the worst verse in all of holy scripture.
Many Christians, though, love it. I hate it.
Dear Graduate: Do not follow your dreams
If memory serves, this month, as you are nearing graduation, you will be getting a lot of advice from a lot of well-meaning friends, family, and advisers.
Unfortunately, it’s often a fair amount of bad advice.
5 things Christians can learn from vinyl records
Vinyl. It’s not just for hipsters any more.
And Christians ought to listen up, because the future of the church might just be reflected in the resurgence of vinyl records.
The beauty of bodies
It’s true. God doesn’t have anything to do with winning a football game.
On Sunday, Russell Wilson, quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, became the latest professional athlete to draw the ire of progressive Christians for expressing gratitude to God for winning a football game.