Frederick Beuchner is one of my favorite authors. In a personal reflection on the effects of Holy Week that culminate in the glory of Easter, he writes… “Darkness symbolizes that out of which faith can arise, that which faith must somehow confront. The great opponents, if you want, of darkness and light are brought together within a space of less …
When An Apology Is Not Enough
Early on in my work as a youth pastor, I would do quite a bit of counseling with young people and the adults who served on my staff. Over time, I learned that I’m not a very good counselor. I warned people that I wouldn’t go to me for counseling! But there are some simple things that people can do …
What To Do Today
Most of the time, when I lay my head on the pillow at night I am tired. But before I nod off to sleep, I will have this sense of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with what was accomplished throughout the course of the day. I know if I was productive or unproductive – if I did the things that mattered or …
Are You Paralyzed?
I just started with a new cohort in a course I teach on postmodernity. One of the first books I have them read is Postmodern Pilgrims by Leonard Sweet. Sweet takes the reader through the powerful effects of his culturally relevant E-P-I-C model: Experiential Participatory Image-Driven Connected In the book’s Introduction, Sweet shares a great story…
Categorically Speaking
Starting a personal blog requires one to think about the various roles and topics that one might write about. The way you organize all of the random thoughts into some type of organized resource is through categories. For me, I spent about an hour with my moleskine notebook writing down all of the various categories I felt like future posts …
A Personal (but not proudful) Website
Some might consider me an “early adopter.” While most people are considering whether they should even invest their time and money in the latest gadget or social media experiment, I’m trying to figure out when the next upgrade is available. Yet I’ve been hesitant when it comes to developing my “own, personal” website. It feels a little bit like I’m …