In Scripture we find numerous places where people use weapons for self-defense. Jesus even commissions his followers to purchase swords for that very purpose. In the historical context

I missed the turn. Night falls faster than it did a month ago, quicker than it did last week—I didn’t see Farm to Market Road 3356 when I

For a recent academic project, I set out to analyze the top twenty-five worship songs according to CCLI.  My findings about the music were what you might suspect

As I went through a faith deconstruction/reconstruction (to use the in-vogue terms), I came across a model that helped me understand where I had been and where I

In the hectic whirlwind of August -- for so many with a new school year -- the angst and anger of a world where ordinary life has become

Second-Degree Plant-Slaughter I am a terrible gardener. My two requirements of office plants is that they 1) be able to withstand neglect for long stretches of time, and

The Lost Legends deserves a place on your bookshelf because its stories provide a glimpse of the "real magic" at the heart of human experience.

If you thought the “Worship Wars” were bad, they pale in comparison to the century’s-long theological back-and-forth over which is more spiritual:  unshaven or clean-shaven, beard or no

This post is quite delayed today, mostly because I have run out of words to say about things like this. I am tired of crafting special pastoral prayers

I’ve been rereading Harry Potter this summer. (I reread them every year, though usually in the fall.) One reason I keep coming back every year is that the series is