Germans love graffiti. I tend to stay away from such broad strokes of cultural....
Caution: Roads to Rome May Not Be Remembered
(The substance of this post was written several days ago, but due to my....
Elevator Speech (1st Attempt)
Ours is a faith strengthened by engagement and contrast, rather than fidelity or uniformity. How we live out our values is more important than what we believe, aspiring to embody an inclusive, loving, and just community and world. The healthy....
Working Towards Elevator Speech
I am spending some time in Germany, England, and Scotland. In Germany I am....
Running Deep: Arriving at Deportation Airport in Germany
Of the many signs indicating that this was Frankfurt Flughafen (airport), the....
Vengeance is a Lazy Form of Grief
Today at Village Church, we were blessed to have a guest speaker share a story from his work in Restorative Practices. Ted Wachtel is the President/Founder of the International Institute for Restorative Practices Graduate School. Village Church,....
In the Company of Home Wreckers: Bidding for Our Survival
Tim DeChristopher. If you don’t know his name, it’s time you did. Tim....
Thoughts on Trayvon Martin (April 12, 2012)
I originally wrote this in April, 2012, as a meditation for a class in seminary on the essential writings of Dr. Howard Thurman. With the trial of George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin just about to start, I thought I would post it....
Ditto God as Poetry
"Are you ever going to talk about God?" I am currently and temporarily serving....