Grace cannot be earned. It is free.
This letter is for Glenn House, a true elder of Westwinds. You have worked hard, in hard circumstances, teaching people to love. You’ve taught them to love one another,…
People try to control God by earning his favor
I wrote this letter to my artist-friend Heidi Rhodes, the only person I know who loves weirdness as much as I do. You enjoy fantasy—elves, dragons, myths, and lore….
Psalm 101.1-7
I will sing of your love and justice, Lord. I will praise you with songs. I will be careful to live a blameless life— when will you come to help…
When we chase after anything other than God, we become commodified
Charles and Alex [soon-to-be] Sharrer and have asked me to perform their ceremony. This letter isn’t the wedding sermon I’ll deliver Labor Day weekend, but it’s just as personal and…
“Things” are spiritually neutral until we orient them either toward God or away from God
This letter was written to Jeremy Norwood, my friend and stalwart advocate for social justice. You are I both hate it when people look down on others. We hate…
Psalm 127.1-2
Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. It is useless…
Achievements can be idols or icons
I wrote this letter to one of our Westwinds’ sons, Collin Martoia, who has flown south and done great things. You’re an achiever. You might not feel like it….
Possessions can be idols or icons
This letter is for Stacy Jones, our only chick drummer and the gal with the biggest heart in town. Nothing neutralizes greed like giving. You’re a giver. You give…
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