During the turbulent pandemic year of 2020, war erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the landlocked South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh. A historically disputed area, the new conflict was the …
Healing Painful Memories
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 …