What does the Bible say about our responsibility to build community?
Are the Polyphonic Spree and Zwan part of a cultural trend?
A period of service in Haiti leaves a language arts teacher transformed.
How do we stop from becoming the people we least desire to be?
Investigating the root causes of the desire to escape illuminates a path for growth.
Is laughter even appropriate in a world with so much suffering?
A review of Go Tell it on the Mountain by The Blind Boys of Alabama.
On how ?a merry heart doeth like a medicine.?
On a loving example of acceptance and joy.
On the value of the life?s mundane experiences.
What brings us to recognize the symptoms of prioritization in our lives?
A keynote address from Jubilee 2006 that takes a look at what one of the Old Testament's more obscure texts is speaking to us here and now.
On the unseen variables and pleasant surprises of life's road trips.
On the joys and challenges of living in Christian community.
How would such a pursuit our families, our community, and our society at large?
The times, they are a changin’ in my family and yours.
On a food journey and the resources that served as maps along the way.
Rituals of Passion Week, discovered over a lifetime, can remind us of who we are, who Christ is.
Reflecting on political divisiveness after a rally for Barack Obama.
Reflections of a pastor's kid on struggling against expectations.
A review of the film Slumdog Millionaire, which tells the story of a boy who rises to fame on India's hottest game show.
Reflections on a year of traveling by bus, bike and foot.
Sifting through St. Paul's letter to the Philippians in an effort to discover what it means to "rejoice in the Lord always."
On witnessing a legacy of friendship, sorrow and laughter.
What can we do when we discover our joy has been stolen from us?
Joy tends to overflow to the point of sharing -- and yet sometimes it doesn't.
Reflections on experiences and lessons in joy, looking back on a life in the midst of death.
A daughter considers the legacy of her name in light of an encounter.
A difficult summer prompts reflections on the problem of joy.
A meditation on receiving with the original intention of giving.