The candles haven’t even been lit for Christmas Eve services, but for pastors and church staff looking ahead to the new year, an unusual calendar conflict is waiting in the wings two months from today. For only the fifth time…
Eugene Peterson: a wise, textured soul with an uncommon congruence between page and person
Eugene Peterson was, of course, good with the pen. But the deeper reason his words reverberated within so many of us is because of how deeply God’s ways and Word reverberated in his own soul.
7 things I (re)discovered on sabbatical
C.S. Lewis once said that most of us don’t need to be told new things, but rather reminded of old truths. This has certainly been true in my own journey these past few months. On June 1, I entered into…
A rare, sacred and necessary gift
By Jason Edwards A few Christmases ago while celebrating with family in my childhood home, I got the distinct feeling that I had entered sacred space. To some extent, I almost always feel like that on these visits. Usually it…