Paul dropped by my office not too long ago. I get drop-ins all the time. It’s one of my great daily challenges—to remember to be glad to see someone when I have a list of ten things to do and five people to call. I’m slow in learning that actual ministry usually happens when I [...]

I’ve just finished speaking at a conference in Tulsa. The title of my “presentations”: The Vocabulary of Faith–re-thinking the sacred words of our faith (Gospel, Sin, and Heaven). My main script for this discussion is the Jesus Story according to Luke.
Gospel. We live in a “tournament of narratives.” The question is not whether one will choose [...]

Whether one writes, teaches, preaches, creates films . . . the challenge to communicate well is a weight. I’m trying to be more aware of this in my own preaching, teaching, and writing. The following categories are not original, I’ve seen them in several different venues.
INTELLECTUAL. Some people connect to God through the mind. They [...]

Whether it’s writing a book, crafting a story, preparing to teach a college class on spirituality, or piecing together a sermon . . . I pretty much go through the same routine (I am a creature of habit) each time I try and create something (usually a collection of words and sentences for print or [...]