Joy and Love and Dust and Death
February 14, 2024Today has been a day of juxtapositions. Of celebration and mourning. Of love and death. Of remembering the joy of…
Radicals, Centrists, and the Postures of the Kingdom of God
December 12, 2019Centrists and moderates often have a bad reputation. They’re often accused of not really taking a position on today’s most…Learning Reconciliation
July 12, 2018Peace is costly—it is not made by ignoring pain or hurt or history. Peace comes with honestly and humility, a…The Symbolism in my Tattoo
January 1, 2018I recently finished a tattoo on my forearm. In total, I spent about 18 months working through the design and…The Problem with “Biblical” Opposition to John Piper’s Pacifism
January 20, 2016I rarely find myself on the same theological page as Piper, but as I read his article called “Should Christians…
Holding Hands, in the Garden
November 6, 2014There's a garden in Kansas City that is a special place for my wife and me, a haven that became…
