Advent has been my favorite liturgical season for some time, even if my understanding has continued to grow and change over time. Yet I still have two main

How do we handle the tension between predestination and free-will? When we reach a cross-roads in our life, do we have a creator God who set everything in

As adults, we’ve pulled back the curtain on Santa’s workshop and found only ourselves and our worn-out credit cards. How can we reclaim the wonder of the season?

“Do yourself a favor and take two Advil before you get there,” a friend said. And I laughed, even though it wasn’t funny. Sometimes I laugh to keep

In the last post on this Blog, Dr. Christine Jones discussed the differences between performed faith and lived faith. You can read it here. Her words got me

Reflections on performed faith with Kanye, George Orwell, and Cameron Dezen Hammon’s This is my Body. I’ve been thinking lately about an old joke you sometimes hear tossed

Dairmad MacCulloch, writer of the impressive history Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years, has also written a summary of the concept of silence throughout the Christian tradition. MacCulloch’s

In the last few weeks we have seen a major uproar in the Christian culture regarding the comments that John MacArthur made concerning Beth Moore – a prominent

It was a warm Sunday in July when I got to wear a swimsuit to church, a Little Mermaid one, in fact. My mother fussed over my hair

We’re all probably familiar with the benefits of mindfulness practices such as Tai Chi, meditation, and contemplative prayer, which is an ancient Christian mindfulness tradition. But when I