‘Tis the season for tales of fallen evangelical leaders. The last few years have brought reports of scandal and abuse from mega-church leader Bill Hybels, internationally-known minister Ravi

In 2017, Emma Byrne published a book titled, Swearing is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language. Of note, this book was peer reviewed. It is

I didn’t find out what Matt had done until some time after he had done it. But the story has stuck with me. I’m sharing it with you,

“Whenever there is turmoil, mysticism flourishes”, is the introductory line for the Meister Eckhart chapter of Journey to the Heart: Christian Contemplation Through the Centuries, and there’s something

The last eighteen months have felt like a series of holding patterns. We've learned to wait. We're still waiting.

Many years ago I heard an interview with Bono, the lead singer of U2. In it he was talking about the Psalms and how many of them are

Grandma and Grandpa did not drink, smoke, swear or allow a deck of playing cards in the house. Grandma wore dresses below the knee, never pants. She did not

In Prayer and Temperament, Michael and Norrisey describe Augustinian Prayer as a prayer style similar to Ignatian style prayer, but with some important differences. In Ignatian style prayer,

The witness of LGBTQ Christians is powerful to me because when they testify to God's love, I remember that Christianity is more than just an organization. When I

This past week my family took a vacation where we had time to simply rest. Rest is good for the soul and an important part of our spiritual