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Volume 38, No. 10

5/16/24 | Newsletter

Nothing is static or fixed...  My good friend Jonathan Merritt just published a children’s book that came out on Tuesday called My Guncle and Me. It’s a celebration of individuality and inclusivity that reminds young readers...

Volume 38, No. 9

5/2/24 | Newsletter

Goosebumps -  Andrea Gibson, who is one of my favorite poets, has a poem called, “Acceptance Speech after Setting the World Record in Goosebumps.” In the beginning of the poem, they share that they were never set out to be a...

Volume 38, No. 8

4/18/24 | Newsletter

Unity in the Eclipse - On Sunday, I mentioned a journal entry I wrote on the day of the eclipse. Many of you have asked for a copy of it, so here it is below. May this rare moment of unity come again, sooner rather than later. All my...

Volume 38, No. 7

4/4/24 | Newsletter

Easter as small as a seed - On Easter we read the story of the resurrection from the gospel according to Mark. Mark’s gospel account of the Easter event is by far the shortest and includes the least amount of detail. In Mark’s...

Volume 38, No. 6

3/21/24 | Newsletter

Other Boats -  Dear friends, Yesterday during our midweek meal and study, we discussed the story of Jesus calming the storm (Mark 4:35-41). It’s a popular Bible story, but something many of us have missed when reading this story is...

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