Why I Love My Church
It has been a while since I’ve expressed my love in a space like this for the congregation where I serve– something I know that few pastors can actually do honestly about their parishes. But, I can and...
View ArticleThe Church Gets it Right
Yesterday, Washington Plaza Baptist hosted a memorial service for the brother and brother in-law of two of our devoted church leaders, Mark. The congregation was almost full of those who came to pay...
View ArticleBuilding Community
At its core, I believe that Christianity is a communial faith. It’s a committment to a lifestyle that none of us can choose to live alone. We need exhortation, correction and support from one another...
View ArticleWe All Have Pain
The juxtaposition of my life these past couple days has been interesting—attending a Christian conference discussing orphan ministries and global poverty in a well-to-do suburb of Nashville, TN to now...
View ArticleTeachers in the Philippines
There’s been a lot of talk the past couple of weeks about the Philippines, hasn’t there? From the devastating earthquake a few weeks ago to this past weekend’s destructive typhoon, it seems that the...
View ArticleHealing Scars
“Some people see scars, and it is wounding they remember. To me they are proof of the fact that there is healing.” –Linda Hogan Last August I found myself in a situation where I needed to have...
View ArticleI Need You. You Need Me
Within my first couple weeks of seminary at Duke Divinity School back in 2003, I attended a weekend retreat. It was designed for women a part of the free church tradition (i.e. Baptists, Free...
View ArticleThe 10 Commandments Revisited
The Ten Commandments . . . It isn’t usually the type of post that you imagine me getting excited about, especially when you know I’m not a person all into “hell fire and brimstone” or tons of “thou...
View ArticleBuilding Community with the Hagans
At its core, I believe that Christianity is a communal faith. It's a committment to a lifestyle that none of us can choose to live alone. We need exhortation, correction and support from one another...
View ArticleWe All Have Pain
The juxtaposition of my life these past couple days has been interesting—attending a Christian conference discussing orphan ministries and global poverty in a well-to-do suburb of Nashville, TN to now...
View ArticleTeachers in the Philippines
There's been a lot of talk the past couple of weeks about the Philippines, hasn't there? From the devastating earthquake a few weeks ago to this past weekend's destructive typhoon, it seems that the...
View ArticleHealing Scars
"Some people see scars, and it is wounding they remember. To me they are proof of the fact that there is healing." --Linda Hogan Last August I found myself in a situation where I needed to have...
View ArticleI Need You. You Need Me
Within my first couple weeks of seminary at Duke Divinity School back in 2003, I attended a weekend retreat. It was designed for women a part of the free church tradition (i.e. Baptists, Free...
View ArticleThe 10 Commandments Revisited
The Ten Commandments . . . It isn’t usually the type of post that you imagine me getting excited about, especially when you know I'm not a person all into "hell fire and brimstone" or tons of "thou...
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