I’ve not posted often in the past month. I spent the time writing the first draft of a novel. It was NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) — when several hundred thousand wannabe novelists around the world each set the goal of producing a 50,000 word first draft in the month of November. I’m happy to say […]
New Online Class for Advent — Lectio Divina
Advent starts Sunday! And so does my brand new online class on lectio divina. I suspect that, like me, you want this Advent to be a time of deepening your connection with God — instead of being swept into the hurly burly of shopping and office parties. As the prophet and the gospel remind us, we need to […]
Interview with Chuck Tate, author of 41 Will Come
Today I’m bringing you an interview with Chuck Tate, founding pastor of Rock Church in Peoria Illinois, and author of 41 Will Come: Holding On When Life Gets Tough–and Standing Strong Until a New Day Dawns. Remember all those biblical stories with 40 days of hard waiting? Chuck has a really inspiring message of hope, because he knows from […]
So Proud of Dr Naweji and Dr Ankrum!
Last Saturday was commencement. It is always a joy to see people I’ve taught sent out with their degrees, eager to serve Christ and the Church. This year, as well as my M.Div. and M.A.s, I had two Doctor of Ministry students graduating. Here they are in a group selfie from just before marching in for the […]
Interview with Rich Hansen, author of Paradox Lost
I met Richard P. Hansen when I was giving a set of lectures on missional Christian community at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia Missouri where he was then pastor. I was really excited to hear about Paradox Lost, a book he was writing about paradox in the Christian faith — and now it is in print! May […]