A Field Guide to Invasive Weeds at Church
If we think of the church as a garden—or maybe a vineyard, to be more in keeping with Jesus’ kingdom parables—that would suggest that we
If we think of the church as a garden—or maybe a vineyard, to be more in keeping with Jesus’ kingdom parables—that would suggest that we
We can attempt to answer that question any number of ways, but sociology can offer some helpful insights. I read Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith’s
Fortunately, the sociological literature on hope is a growing field. Can a bunch of sociologists offer us some insight on hope? I was recently part
Even if we build various systems and institutions to help us do that lamb-feeding work, every day is still, in essence, an exercise in coming
The wan plea Why can’t we all just get along? seems trivial and stupid, but it’s actually a good question, one humans have been asking
What distinctive gifts does the church bring to the table? What can we offer, right now, in this moment in history? What gifts of the
We often wonder what God is calling us to do in a particular moment or passage of life. Could we ask ourselves, in such moments,
But what to do with this whiz-bang of a passage from Mark, where Jesus instructs the disciples about impending doom?
“I’m angry. I’m sad. I feel as if we’ve reached the end of an era with this bunch, and I don’t know what’s next.”
Depending on which corners of the church you hang around in, you might notice anything from heavy-duty activism to climate denial. So I’ve been wishing