Dancing the Sabbath in 6/7 time
I’m privileged to teach in Europe every year for a week or two. Europe, you know, is what the Republican party is afraid we’re becoming if we let everybody have access to health care. It’s the “post...
View ArticleLoving People, Losing Life – The Gospel made Real
Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit. Jesus the Christ Jeremiah Small was a student who attended the Torchbearer Bible Schools,...
View Article“Freud’s Last Session” and the Art of Civility
In the span of a few short days, I had two experiences which, together, served to expose a serious crack in the edifice of American culture. First, I attended a conference in New York where I listened...
View Article10 things for which I’m praying during Advent…
10 things I’m praying for this Advent… Posted on November 10, 2010 Advent season is here, and I offer this re-print from an earlier year. I’ll share later this week, from Germany where I’m teaching...
View ArticleA Word for Advent: “Do not be afraid”
You can’t go anywhere in the world these days without a reason to be afraid staring you in the face. Here in Germany, people are worried about all the money they’re giving to other parts of Europe as...
View ArticleWords for Advent: Suffering and Shalom
There are moments of perfection in life, moments you wish could be frozen forever. Such was the hour this past Sunday as I walked with my daughter and her boyfriend on a now familiar path through the...
View ArticleWords for Advent: Life
I come down off the slopes, having spent a day skiing in Austria with some friends after a very full week of teaching students, meeting staff here, and doing church work at home. The day couldn’t have...
View ArticleTaking Light Seriously… Living Light Loudly
We took an evening church history tour in Edinburgh Scotland this week. It reminded me of the deplorable reputation the church has earned by its wars, lust for power, territorialism, and torture. You...
View ArticleJust getting on with it…
This week I’m in the stunningly green English countryside with friends from around the globe who gather every four years general conference of Torchbearers. It’s difficult to accurately portray the...
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