Time does not heal all wounds I have a distinct memory of my Dad crying. My Dad was not a very emotional guy, so when I saw him in tears …
You Need Circles of Care
A fortieth birthday is the presumptive middle point pit stop we seem to all pull off on this road trip of life. Just before I turned forty, my family moved …
Why Do We Need the Church?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Christians around the world – along with the rest of society – had to stop meeting like they once did. This abruptly shifted the rhythms many …
When Forgiveness is Too Hard
Another brother in Christ and I went through a very difficult and painful relational mess. It wasn’t as if either of us intentionally hurt one another, but our decisions and …
Why You Need the Kingdom of God
In 2010 Richard Lee Desautel, a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes in Washington State, crossed into Canada and shot an elk. He was charged with hunting without a licence …
Why You Need to Pray
And How To Develop The Habit I have friends living in volatile places around this world of ours. When I hear about the disasters and crises they are enduring on …
215 Children: The Ongoing Ministry of Reconciliation
In Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys, Richard Twiss writes, For us First Nations people, following Creator-Jesus within our Indigenous cultural ways without submitting to the hegemonic cultural assumptions of …
Why You Need the Holy Spirit
I have a regrettable memory of my first summer job. I had done something irresponsible but managed to get away with it. A few “white lies” (if there are such …
Make it Right with Mom
It’s Never Too Late I have a distinct memory of mocking my mom in front of her friends. I was an obnoxious teen, full of myself, and thought I was …
Why We All Need to Honor Our Mother
Everywhere you go, you see them. It is impossible not to see them. Even more invasively, you see them even in the mirror. And yet, I suspect you rarely consider …