After a decade and a half of pastoral ministry, I've gained a few insights worth sharing. Some came easily; others I learned the hard way. In no particular order, here are fifteen lessons from fifteen years of ministry:
As a white person, I am anti-white. And I think we all should be. Not just anti-white supremacy, but opposed to the very concept of whiteness itself.
Yesterday, I preached on Christian meditation, both its historical roots and its relevance today. I've turned that into a downloadable guide that offers
A story about anxiety and depression
February And yet life goes on. My daughter Audrey is in a dance club, gymnastics, and a theater class. My son Wesley is starting guitar
From John 4, Jesus, and the Samaritan Woman at the Well
If I genuinely believe that God stands with the oppressed and marginalized (which Scripture repeatedly affirms), and if I believe that the marginalized should be centered in leadership (which liberation theology compellingly argues), then what am I even doing here?
Will we choose the false foolishness of power, exclusion and self-preservation? Or will we embrace the authentic foolishness of the cross?
It's never a bad time to read "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
The Table Church's worship team was on fire today! I took the multitrack recording and produced it a little to make this:
From a prayer I led this Sunday. You know what lies before me, O God, And you understand the path that brought me here. You
Lessons from the Radical Reformation