I started a podcast with a good friend of mine, that explores the future of the church in North America. Here’s why I started it and how you can listen.
Reflections on theology and mission, how they are inter-connected, necessary, and inform the other. One isn’t complete without a strong emphasis on the other.
What does the message and context of Amos (book), reveal to us as 21st century American Christians here in Seattle? Here is framing to help with a deeper reading of the text.
How might Jesus-followers respond to an ongoing ecological and climate crisis? What got us here, and how might we reclaim a renewed ecological sensitivity?
This was a talk I shared at Union Church on Oct 18, 2020, continuing our series through the Gospel of Matthew. In this message I focused in on Matthew 17:1-8.
This was a talk I shared at Union Church on Jul 5, 2020, continuing our series through the Gospel of Matthew. In this message I focused in on Matthew 8:28-34.
“One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.”
– Henry Ford
“Revel in being discarded, or having all your energies exhausted in vain; only those who have endured hardship will be of use. Samurai who have never erred before will never have what it takes.”
– Hagakure
“You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can drip and it can crash. Become like water my friend.”
― Bruce Lee
“Be slow to speak, and only after having first listened quietly, so that you may understand the meaning, leanings, and wishes of those who do speak. Thus you will better know when to speak and when to be silent.” (Ignatius)
This was a talk I shared at Union Church on Jan 5, 2020, continuing our series on the Beatitudes.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. (Matthew 5:8 NRSV)
One of my goals at the beginning of 2019 was to read a book a month… I’m ending the year having read thirteen.
The experience was transformative, life-giving, and incredibly helpful for my personal and professional life. It reminded me how much I don’t know, and how important it is to always be learning.
It’s something I plan on doing again in 2020… maybe two a month this time 🙂
Incredibly insightful post by Matt Stoller on WeWork’s toxic culture and dysfunctional leadership: “All of this, the faux philanthropy, the strange management choices, the…
Looking forward, requires a hard look at what got us here, a wider awareness of our world, a radical commitment to disciple-making, and a new neighborliness
