I’m not really into politics, at least not in the conventional sense. I’m not really going to start now. So, I’ll write this one blog, and then move onto other things. Augustine spoke of the City of …
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The Beauty of Denial
You may not know this about me, but I’m a cradle Episcopalian. My wife and I have been attending Grace Community for over 20 years, and I’m an elder in that church, but I was born and bred a …
Letting Go
Zombies are everywhere. Have you seen the previews for the new mashup movie Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? I’m not making that up; it’s based upon the book by the same guy who wrote Abraham …
A Season of Life
You know, I’m on the front end of my 13th year as head of Grace. I’ve learned over the years that every school year has its patterns. And, they tend to follow the same pattern. As human beings and …
Getting Your Angry Off
When I was little, I used to watch the beginning of “Saturday Night Wrestling.” It came on after “The Wonderful World of Disney,” I think, and so the T.V. was already on. It was usually locally …
For Such a Time as This
When you really think about it, we live in an amazing moment of tremendous opportunity. I mean, I know the popular current Christian narrative in our post-Christian western culture is a tale of …
Out of Control
I have to confess. I like being in charge. Don’t we all, really? Isn’t there a part of us that always wants to be captains of our own destiny, always in command of our circumstances and surroundings? …
A Resolution You Can Keep
Now that the holidays are over, we are all entering that season of self-imposed, albeit in some cases short-lived, austerity that we call the making of New Year’s resolutions. I love the heart behind …
Deus In Hoc Mundo
Spoiler alert: This blog contains mild plot reveals, although all of you have probably seen the new Star Wars movie by now (who are going to see it, anyway) If you think back to your English or …
A Bittersweet Christmas
There’s nothing like Christmas to bring out the kid in us. The anticipation of Christmas Day, of time with family, friends, good food, celebrating the birth of our Savior, sitting around the fire …
Rest in Peace
Peace is another one of those weird words. If you think about it, “peace” is almost always used in conjunction with another word, one that kind of distorts its meaning in the biblical …
Joy
So, I started writing about joy, the second of the great gifts Christ gives us at Christmas. As I’ve been reflecting on it, joy is a pretty complex idea. Most of us probably know that it’s not …