We have to learn to be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Read MoreHeaven is not a meritocracy.
Read MoreThe injury may heal; but depending on how deep the cut, there will always be a scar.
Read MoreWhen there’s no shrine, there’s no need to stay put.
Read MoreThere's nothing to lose, except our guilt, in bringing it all before God: our triumphs and failures, our certainties and doubts, our wonder and horror.
Read MoreIn other words, blessed are those who don’t feel particularly blessed.
Read MoreWhether or not we are faithful, the world in which we live is imperfect. There is good, and there is evil. And both will happen to us. The question is not whether we have the inner strength to be tested; it is whether or not we trust God enough to allow our faith to go through trials. In the end, we will be drawn closer to God.
Read MoreRenewal isn’t about returning to what was. That’s nostalgia, not faith.
Read MoreAs we notice God’s wisdom, we are more likely to notice how close at hand God already is.
Read MoreThose who welcomed the Christ child were probably pretty sure they had it all figured out; until God interrupted their lives with fantastic promises of a newborn king born in the backwater of Bethlehem.
Read MoreIf the Christ child, whose birth we await again, was truly Emmanuel, God with us, then surely the church must be enfleshed in justice and righteousness in this broken world.
Read MoreI haven’t witnessed first hand any of those bush-burning, sea-parting, curtain-tearing, grave-opening moments where something clearly haunting and holy is happening. Even so, God is at work.
Read MoreIt's hard to see that hope right now in the world, but the love inside me tells me that it isn't misplaced.
Read MoreIf we want to even begin to heal these scars, we need to start having meaningful conversations about race and racism in America.
Read MoreWhat Habakkuk, Madeleine L'Engle, and Questlove can teach us about Advent.
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