Why Is Being a Follower So Hard?

Why Is Being a Follower So Hard?

We have an authority problem. It’s an American problem and it’s a global problem. Specifically, we don’t trust the leaders and institutions that should and could empower human flourishing. That’s the conclusion of the Edelman Trust Barometer, a yearly survey of over...
What is Pentecost? And Where Did it Come From?

What is Pentecost? And Where Did it Come From?

If you go back and read the Old Testament, you will discover that Pentecost was one of the Jewish feast days. Only they didn’t call it Pentecost. That’s the Greek name. The Jews called it the Feast of Harvest or the Feast of Weeks. It is mentioned in five...
Filthy Rags: An Easter Reflection

Filthy Rags: An Easter Reflection

As Easter was approaching this year, I’ve been contemplating the magnitude of Jesus sacrifice anew. It is almost impossible not to sanitize the crucifixion narrative, because the reality of it is so horrific. Even the sanitized version is hard to contemplate. Jesus...