Where is God in Sutherland Springs?
It’s Monday morning and this is what I know: twenty-six people are dead, by a shooter with an unknown motive, and all this took place in a church — the place where God’s peace is meant to reign — all of this incredibly challenging my faith in God.
Hurricane Harvey: Finding the Divine in the Disaster
In the wake of tragedy, it’s a question that begs our attention, and for good reason. We ask how a loving God could let something so destructive happen, and how a loving God responds to all of it.
Enough With the Drama: Some Thoughts on Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift, a celebrity genius (a mogul, some might say), has sent shock waves through the world with her sudden drop of “Look What You Made Me Do,” the first single off her new record Reputation, due to drop November 10. There was intrigue, mystery, and endless hype associated with […]
Charlottesville Matters Because Loving Your Neighbor Matters
If we want a different kind of country in the future, we need to start today with a conversion in our own hearts, and an insistence on the same in others.
Dear Charlie
Because you’re so little and you aren’t big enough to speak for yourself yet, there are a lot of people who are making some pretty big decisions for you, including the decision to let you live long enough to receive that treatment.
Beyoncé’s Grammy Performance, Motherhood, and Being Pro-Life
I want us to have such an understanding of the profound gift of motherhood that we can look at the young moms, single moms, working moms, and stay-at-home moms in my life with awe at the radical beauty that is their motherhood.
Dear Young Friends: Pope Francis Quotes from World Youth Day 2016
Gut Check: Welcome Ceremony “So I ask you: Are you looking for empty thrills in life, or do you want to feel a power that can give you a lasting sense of life and fulfillment? Empty thrills or the power of grace? To find fulfillment, to gain new strength, there […]
What Football Has Taught Me About My Faith
Five years ago, if you were to have asked the question, “Do you want to watch football?” I would’ve turned my nose up at you and probably said, “ugh.” (That’s a direct quote.)
Hope in Darkness: The Tension of Jesus’ Birth in a Violent World
These events remind us how fragile life is and how vulnerable we are. They frighten us. They leave us asking, “What is going on, Lord? Can’t you come and make this right? Can’t you come and fix this now? What are you waiting for?”
