We’re all speculating here, I guess, with the understanding that the speculation is itself a process of hope: what do…

We were in Spakenburg, the Netherlands, the whole Schaap family, because I wanted to see what that world looked like--I…

I sang the carols and lit the candles. We deferred our big family gathering for a week to accommodate a…

I was at my dad’s church for Christmas Eve and my own on New Year’s Day—and both times the stories…

Journey for Justice was going to drive from the Gulf of Mexico at Brownsville, Texas to San Diego. I decided to…

In 2022, we published 52 essays, over 365 blog posts, more than two dozen books reviews, and close to 100…

God is love. And dog is love.

Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best for a happy 2023 and better luck with your resolutions than I’ll…

Compared to the big bangs of 1922, 1923 offered mostly whimpers. But small signals can have big reverberations, so we…

I wonder if part of the challenge the church currently faces is that on all sides we’re a little too…