There’s Always a Few Weirdos
When we come to church we’re surrounded by people we don’t know and might not like. Some over-share. Some are touchy. Some are fidgety and harrumph during the sermon. Some…
Getting Better With The Church
The Church is the bride of Christ, and she is an amazing beauty. Her teeth may be crooked, but her smile is sexier than Hell. Her eyes are so bright…
Blending Pray and Play
One of my favorite new things at The Winds blends well the motif of praying and playing at the same time. Part- entertainment and part-therapy, our video confession booth was…
Show Your Scars, Not Your Sores
We live in a culture that festishizes our wounds. You’ve been hurt? Tell the world. Someone betrayed you? Brandish your victimization. But we forget that wounds are ugly. We forget…
Good and Godly Work
I have been a scuba diver for many years and have gone on hundreds of dives across North America. Three have been environmental rescue dives. I visited sites in crisis…
Vagrants, Vagabonds, Tourists, and Resident-Aliens
Zygmunt Bauman was one of the greatest sociologists of the 20th century. One of his favorite means of talking about the ways we interact was to distinguish between “tourists” and…
LEGO Pray and Play
Recently I read an article in Harvard Business Review about Lego and their commitment to innovation. If you have children you’re probably already aware of Lego’s mastery of childlike fascination,…
We’ll Never Get It All Right
We’ll never get our theology totally right (though no theologian would ever agree). But the truth is that when we stand before God he will reveal entirely new ways of…
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