Christmas in the Borderlands (Part 1)
With a week in the borderlands behind us, I am processing, and I am grieving.
The Garden’s Good News, the Landfill’s Lament
Death does not mean the end, the garden proclaims. Death means life.
Global Missions: What Are We Doing Here?
My first go at post-college employment was starting and directing the Global Missions Ministry of a 3000-member mega-church. I was getting paid, and I was traveling—two things I’d never done before. In many ways, it was exciting work.
Adoption's Reality: My Time With A Teen Birth Mom
I’d wanted to adopt from a very early age. I wanted a multi-racial family that would shatter the racism that lingers in our society.
Life Among the Bus-Riders: A Window on My City
You have not moved to this side of town to rescue the inner city. Rather, you’re all getting yourselves saved a little at a time by doing life together across lines of difference.