Life of Faith
The unexpected gift of missional friendship
I was a United Methodist pastor. He was a campus minister with Cru.
Ukraine’s sleepless children
A failed high school science experiment increased my empathy for those who can’t sleep.
June 12, Trinity Sunday C (John 16:12-15)
We are not the first to face complex global crises and wonder, “How can we possibly come back from this?”
Creating a space for everyday peace
On Fridays in the church basement, I see glimpses of something precarious and beautiful.
Devil in the algorithm
Social media platforms are damaging democracy, and it’s not primarily about what speech they do or don’t moderate.
An ode to Daniel Berrigan
Bill Wylie-Kellerman’s patchwork of poetry, prophecy, and prose reads like a modern Gospel.
Jhumpa Lahiri’s new book crosses boundaries
It doesn’t matter what genre Translating Myself and Others is. What matters is that it is irresistibly immersive.
How do we cope with intractable loss?
When Frank Bruni suffered permanent vision damage, he embarked on a philosophical quest.
Taking womanist theology to the beauty shop
“My mama was womanist. My grandma is womanist. Just because they don’t have the language or the identifier doesn’t make them less womanist.”
Why books get banned
People fear the impact of difficult books. They aren’t entirely wrong.
Ofelia Ortega does theology to empower women
And she does it in an unmistakable Caribbean accent that embraces, hugs, kisses, dances, cries, and rumbles out laughter.
Lawrence Jackson’s memoir tells a story of location shaped by race
Baltimore—from Frederick Douglass to Freddie Gray—informs his whole journey.
The courage to admit that we have blind spots
This acknowledgment is at the heart of Christianity.
A New Testament that connects the heart languages of First Nations people
The translators hope that “the colonial language that was forced upon us can now serve our people in a good way.”
Turning Red and the terror and joy of female adolescence
Watching the Pixar movie alongside Euphoria and Yellowjackets made me appreciate the exuberant intensity of Mei’s embodiment.
God-as-parent is a radical metaphor
It’s not possible to parent without experiencing risk, weakness, pain, and transformation.
Discovering our voices together after my wife’s stroke
With her own voice changed by the stroke, she wanted to hear the Bible spoken aloud by her husband.
