Occupation: Columnist Birth: June 8, 1981
I think maybe God was trying to tell me that gentleness begins with strength, quietness with security. A great tree is both moved and unmoved, for it….
When [Jesus] wanted fully to explain what his forthcoming death was all about He didn't give a theory. He didn't even give them a set of Scriptural t….
But if the world is watching, we might as well tell the truth. And the truth is, the church doesn't offer a cure. It doesn't offer a quick fix. The c….
God and the Gay Christian is a game changer. Prepare to be challenged and enlightened, provoked and inspired..
One of the most destructive mistakes we Christians make is to prioritize shared beliefs over shared relationship, which is deeply ironic considering ….
Imagine if every church became a place where everyone is safe, but no one is comfortable. Image if every church became a place where we told one anot….
But the gospel doesn't need a coalition devoted to keeping the wrong people out. It needs a family of sinners, saved by grace, committed to tearing d….
Church attendance may be dipping, but God can survive the Internet age. After all, He knows a thing or two about resurrection..
The woman described in Proverbs 31 is not some ideal that exists out there; she is present in each one of us when we do even the smallest things with….
In an age of information overload ... the last thing any of us needs is more information about God. We need the practice of incarnation, by which God….
Walking with someone through grief, or through the process of reconciliation, requires patience, presence, and a willingness to wander, to take the s….
We're (millennials) looking for a truer Christianity, a more authentic Christianity..
What makes our marriage holy, what makes it "set apart" and sacramental, isn't the marriage certificate filed away in the basement or the degree to w….
Isaiah 55 provides an entirely different framework for thinking about God's justice, because it suggests that we have it backward - the mystery lies ….
When we turn the Bible into an adjective and stick it in front of another loaded word, we tend to ignore or downplay the parts of the Bible that don’….
And so, at least symbolically, the blood of Eve courses through each one of her daughters' veins. We are each associated with life; each subject to t….
As a Christian, my highest calling is not motherhood; my highest calling is to follow Christ..
Sometimes you have to be forced away from your work to realize youve made too much of it, to remember it doesnt define you..
No step taken in faith is wasted, not by a God who makes all things new..
Like all who search for truth out of fear, I desperately wanted someone else to tell me exactly what to do..
The truth is, a man can choose to objectify a woman whether she’s wearing a bikini or a burqa. We don’t stop lust by covering up the female form; we ….