A Prayer from the Ashes

based on Joel 2:12-27 Faithful God, we’re feeling broken. Hatred, disease, anxiety, and doubt are tearing open our hearts, weighing down our bodies, and casting a shadow over our spirits. We’re struggling to find hope amid the ashes of what used to be–some still-glowing ember that might re-ignite our confidence in the future’s promise. ButContinue reading “A Prayer from the Ashes”

Announcing my new ebook: No Perfect Time

For 17 years, I kept another blog before moving to this site. While there, I wrote several times a week about a variety of topics, mostly spirituality, pastoral ministry, and popular culture. On January 6th of this year, I finally bade farewell to that site. I wanted a change in online venues, and to approachContinue reading “Announcing my new ebook: No Perfect Time”

My Many Notebooks

Ever since I was in elementary school, I’ve had a love of notebooks. In those earliest days I would fill spiral-bound school notebooks with drawings. In college, I’d keep an extra notebook or two in addition to those designated for classwork, just to scribble random thoughts or doodle in my spare time. The summer beforeContinue reading “My Many Notebooks”