One particular thread intrigues me about these octogenarian companions: they have a cultivated commitment to being baffled.
Nathan GroenewoldSeptember 10, 2024
Today is Epiphany. Let’s celebrate by giving cash to the homeless. I know we cite plenty of reasons not to. …
Nathan GroenewoldJanuary 6, 2024
Silence, high walls, or sometimes even beautiful courtyards insulate us from voices we would rather not listen to.
Nathan GroenewoldAugust 29, 2023
The Good Friday service is the heaviest of the year. Candles, the darkness. But we rarely talk about Christ crucified today.…
Nathan GroenewoldApril 7, 2023
We become people with answers instead of people with the Spirit, people who end conversations instead of start them.
Nathan GroenewoldMarch 8, 2023
I love my family. And I love families. We just can't love family more than we love God's family. And…
Nathan GroenewoldOctober 30, 2022
Much of our theology that leaves grace an afterthought is born of our own shame and baptized by our own…
Nathan GroenewoldOctober 23, 2022
Most of us approach fundraising the way our grandparents approached having (or not having) money: awkward and apologetic.
Nathan GroenewoldOctober 16, 2022
A recent plunge into the book of Galatians makes me wonder if our churches should be more like an open-hearted…
Nathan GroenewoldOctober 9, 2022
