Last week, I stood to sing with the rest of my congregation on a Sunday morning. The music was beautiful and the atmosphere vibrant. But on this particular morning, my mind traveled to churches in Ukraine and their Sunday morning experience. The nation is under attack, but the Church is not retreating. I thought...
Why I still have hope for broken institutions
There is an incredible amount of good work happening in the world today, and I love sharing encouraging stories of hope unleashed and lives transformed. But we know that our highlight reel does not capture the complete story any more than an Instagram feed reflects the full range of reality. It’s easy to celebrate...
We are in this together!
A crisis always brings out the very worst in humanity … or the very best. As we stare into fear, we have a choice. Do we choose to fight over the last jumbo-sized pack of toilet paper at Costco or look to the interests of our neighbors? As people who bear the image of...