The Intersection of Faith and Culture
I’m not a bitter and angry feminist. Oh, no. I’m a Jesus-following, joy-filled feminist, a Jesus-made-a-feminist-out-of-me feminist. I’m no man-hater: I’m surrounded by good men, brave men who celebrate, affirm, welcome, strengthen, and protect. There’s no bitterness in my words, my axes aren’t for grinding. I’m ready to beat them […]
Ok, I admit it: I brag. I am a brag artist. Name-dropper. One-upper. The male equivalent of Kristen Wiig’s Penelope SNL character – you know, the one that’s dated Tony the Tiger and has been to the moon. Ok, maybe I’m not that bad. But ask my friends and they’ll […]
Thirty kilometers south of Kigali, where the towering hills of Rwanda’s capitol city give way to the softer hills of the countryside, sits the small town of Nyamata. The main road of the town is lined with orchard trees and retail shops that give it a lively atmosphere without being […]
Continuing the trend of comparing my field notes with those of others, I thought I’d get in touch with Max and Lauren Dubinsky. If you don’t know who they are, well, you must be new. Each half of the Dubinsky partnership has their mission aimed at helping their sex (as in […]
As a pastor in Hollywood, CA, I’m in a context that was post-Christian before it was cool. We make no assumption of church background, biblical familiarity, or felt need for a Savior. Sometimes we have to serve for years to reach square one with our neighbors. I love it. AND! […]
Success is one of the dirtiest temptations of the devil. — Madeleine L’Engle In his book “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years,” the venerable Donald Miller quotes another author in saying that writers love having written. I can’t allow myself to be content with that. Writers aren’t the only […]
