We were priests in Eden
I wrote this letter for Mark Batten, the children’s pastor at the church when I grew up in Canada. Mark is exceptional thinker, dreamer, and friend. Do you remember…
Eden was a garden-temple
This letter was written to Jeff Windham, a friend who works on the Westwinds Grounds Crew. You may not know how it all started—and by “all”, I really do mean…
Garden-City Epistles is HERE!
Starting August 3, we will spend a month talking about City Theology. Not sure what that is? Stay tuned, or, even better, check out the accompanying book right now!
Shadowing God 101
“Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.” – Martin Luther King Jr. “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” – Albert Einstein “He who wishes to…
Sublime Tragedy
“Nobody made a greater mistake than doing nothing because he could only do a little.” – Edmund Burke In philosophy, a sublime tragedy is any endeavor doomed to fail….
Human Vocation
“We know God less by contemplation than by emulation.” – Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth In Genesis we’re told mankind (Adam) was…
Jesus’ Sins
Despite the fact that we hold to the doctrine of Christ’s perfection, his contemporaries did not. In fact, Jesus’ strongest opponents were religious people who felt like he was giving…
Becoming Priestly
Pontifex is a Latin word that means bridge-builder and the origin of our English word priest. A priest connects men to God, mediating the divine. As Christians, part of our…
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