Author Archives
A writer focused on equipping Christians to engage more lovingly and effectively across societal divisions
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Praying for our Enemies
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes… Read More ›
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A Sermon on MLK Weekend: The Injustices of Earth and the Resources of Heaven
Originally posted on David W. Swanson:
Most of you know my oldest son and you know that, like his younger son, he is adopted. You may not know that my son can trace his ethnicity through Filipino people, Puerto Rican… -
A Story About Butternut Squash and Being Human
What does it mean to be truly human? My atheist friends would propose something along the lines of being able to live up to the maximum potential of our current evolutionary state, with a view toward preserving social order and… Read More ›
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Translation Issues in Dialogues About Race
Have you ever started a conversation about race with a person who looks different from you and at some point found yourself recoiling and saying, “Why are you freaking out on me? What did I say?” Most of us have… Read More ›
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Healing the Racial Rift in the U.S., Beginning with the Church
There have been so many excellent, insightful, and powerful pieces written about Ferguson and the state of race relations in our country over the past several months and this past week in particular that I didn’t think I had much… Read More ›
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Reflections on Death and Loss
I so appreciate these thoughts: “God is not the opiate that makes it easier to cope with death and loss. Death becomes more ‘complicated’ when God is there… The same God who took our place now takes life away. He… Read More ›
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Social Media: Mad and Matter
Three months ago, after about 6 years of using Facebook and 18 months on Twitter and Instagram, I deactivated all of my social networking accounts. Before I get into what I have to say about that, though, I want to… Read More ›
