A pastor’s perspective on the 80% of churches that are dying in the U.S.
Wrestling with church as a single mother.
A retrospective of surprising life changes.
Examining the source and nature of one’s treasure.
A critique from the heartland of niceness.
Encouraging faith communities to lament together.
A report from a Bible college on the taboo of politics.
An undesired lesson in what not to say to your small group.
When churches fail to offer acceptance and healing for gay and lesbian believers.
Reclaiming rituals for whole personhood.
A pastor’s perspective on the church’s silence about sex.
Loneliness and misperceptions in the wake of the church’s number one taboo.
A call for the church to humanize, forgive and hold sex offenders accountable.
A review of The Virtue of Dialogue by Christopher Smith.
How our kids pick up on the differences between hired hands and good shepherds.
Questioning the church’s obsession with quantifiable data.
A case for a shift in how believers perceive their home.
The back story and a liturgy for a series of services of lament held by Peace Christian Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois.
A pastor writes about having a stepson with special needs.
Remembering the day in March 2000 when Charles appeared.
The journey from non-denom girl to Anglican woman.
Looking for God outside the rules.
Notes from a three-hour vigil in a downtown Columbus church on September 11, 2001.
A pilgrimage begins at St. Patrick’s in New York City.
Walking the pilgrim’s path between the cathedral and the bar.
Life after college, sleeping in the church basement.
Leaving pastoral ministry ... and leaving God?
Considering what it means to feel at home as a child of traveling parents.
A reflection on the community of Acts and accepting the invitation.
Should the Church have requirements to belong?