Serious Busyness
May 14, 2025
Ask me how I’m doing and I might talk about being busy. It’s like a plea for help mixed with a humblebrag of self-importance. Half of us...
May 14, 2025
Ask me how I’m doing and I might talk about being busy. It’s like a plea for help mixed with a humblebrag of self-importance. Half of us...
April 23, 2025
Recently our girls asked if we could make a stuffed crust pizza like the large, national brands. When I found a website for copycat recipes and started the...
March 25, 2025
I love cities. It’s easy to get discouraged and rehearse all the struggles (bad schools, crime, and traffic). But I still have hope. Don’t sleep...
March 05, 2025
It’s hard to preach about sex. It’s like having The Talk with the whole church at one time. It means speaking to people who haven’t yet...
February 12, 2025
I believe summer nights should end with ice cream. And I don’t just mean frozen desserts; I mean ice cream. Frozen custard counts. Same for gelato. In...
February 03, 2025
Welcome to Sin City, We are nonplussed that you have chosen to make this your new home. Sure, this isn’t a place most people imagine spending their...
January 20, 2025
We know that gospel means good news, but what does that mean? The gospel has too often been reduced, personalized, and spiritualized so that it’s...
November 12, 2024
Hopefully we can agree that we’re anxious, worried, and preoccupied with worst-case scenarios that are unlikely to materialize. We are told we are in...
October 23, 2024
“Givers are like the ocean; they never empty because they are always being filled from within.” Rumi (1207-1273) I’ve spent the...