Everybody feels sorry for themselves once in a while. It’s hard not to. It’s a great coping mechanism for whatever hard thing we are having to deal with. But at some point we have to put down the crutch and walk. Here’s an essay I’m working on for the new version of To Own a [...]

Recently I purchased a new garbage disposal for my kitchen sink as the old one sounded like I’d dropped a watch in it. I got a referral from a friend for a good plumber, a man who happened to be a Christian, and I called him for an estimate. I called around and his price [...]

For several years now I’ve been asked questions about the emerging church and my feelings about the movement that I am a part of. These questions have always been confusing to me, because I’m not really part of the emerging church. I’m not a pastor, have never been a pastor, and don’t know very much [...]