Some Thoughts About Scoops
I almost always make hot chocolate wrong. Those little Swiss Miss packets (or Greater Value packets, depending on where we are in …
How to Save the World
I want to live in a world where black people don’t have to worry about being abused, harassed, or murdered by police …
When the Lines Blur
My least favorite side-effect from this global quarantine has been the way it makes the holy days feel. We’re all home more …
The Body and the Blood
“For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.” What a weighty, uncomfortable verse. Members of the church …
Choosing That Good Part
This year, Mary and I decided to deleaven our house in the most exhausting way possible: Extensive. Home. Remodeling. See, we’re hosting …
Selah
“Selah.” That word shows up 71 times in the book of Psalms, but we don’t know for sure what it means. It …
Less Time Than You Think
Every year, I think I have more time. Pentecost ends, and the Feast of Trumpets seems an impossibly long way away. The …
In Whatever State I Am
I had my first fast when I was six years old. I remember it because of how excited I was leading up …
Reverse Engineering Your Destiny
The seventh trumpet. It’s the moment everything changes. It’s the reason “the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until …
The Gap
So often, Pentecost feels to me like the last ellipsis before we trail off into deafening silence. We have this meaningful, tangible …