A Gift for Blago? And You and Me…
“My life is ruined.”
These words were uttered by Rod Blagojevich to Judge James Zagel on December 7 as he pleaded for mercy. His life is ruined, with “nobody to blame but self.”
Early on in my spiritual and...
12 Hopes for 2012
12. Do something really nice – that no one knows about.
11. Spend more money on other people than I spend on my self. Love my neighbor as I love myself. And love myself as I love my neighbor.
10. Laugh oft...
The Healing Scent of Holiness
In my city, any many others, there are occasional small clusters of earnest people outside Planned Parenthood offices. They hold garish signs of bloody fetuses and they sometimes chant or sing. Sometimes th...
2011: The Year of the Hell Debate
2011 was a turbulent year for American evangelical Christian identity. A major lightning rod within our identity crisis was the publication of Rob Bell’s book Love Wins. Under the surface of the fierce debate...