I’m preparing for my last BBT class at Columbia Seminary (coming in July). If you peruse this blog much, you know how important Taylor has been to my formation as a human, writer, story-teller and preacher. I would dare say she has shaped me more than any other preacher/writer. Period.
Two of the books we’re reading [...]

There are two ways to be anti-intellectual. One is dangerous. The other is healthy.
First, the dangerous way. In this stream of anti-intellectualism, I hear people say, “Well, I hate to read. I just catch the headlines.” This group (full of conservatives and liberals depending upon where you live) polarizes the conversation (or lack thereof) with [...]