My family and I moved to Washington, D.C. in March 2020, only a couple of weeks before everything shut down because of COVID. I've lived in many different kinds of places throughout my life, each one teaching me something about America and about myself. When I was
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Family & Summer Chaos Just wrapped up the most glorious family trip to California — floated around Pete and June's pool in Alamo with a book like I was twelve years old again at Stone Lake. The kids treated that pool like their personal kingdom. My cousin Jessica was
February And yet life goes on. My daughter Audrey is in a dance club, gymnastics, and a theater class. My son Wesley is starting guitar lessons. Podcast I recently launched a podcast with my co-pastor Tonetta. It's called LOAM: Discussing A More Beautiful Gospel. Reading * I'm
This is my first week back from sabbatical! After twelve full weeks away from the responsibilities of pastoring a church, I am back in my home office, triaging email, arranging meetings, and altogether getting settled back in. I've only had one other sabbatical, but—from conversations with other
Having a great worship experience with fellow believers is a powerful thing. Being intoxicated with the presence of God (through music, preaching, prayer, and even dance) can be a life-altering experience. But it is not the same as revival.
Today was overwhelming, both in ways good and bad. It started with a rich and thoughtful Learning Cohort where we grappled with the problem of pain, of being disappointed in God and unanswered prayer. It was resonant as we mourned another mass shooting targeting Asian Americans. And The Table Church
Death and funerals are a time when grief and gratitude mingle. Grief because of loss; gratitude because we recognize how deep that loss is. I want to begin by naming our gratitude. Mary Henkler, grandma to me and my siblings and cousins, mom, sister, aunt, friend to you, she lived
I recently heard that a few folks at my former church in Iowa felt like I duped them. The claim is that for the ten years I pastored at Good News Community Church, I was an occasionally-provocative-but-mostly-biblically-faithful pastor and teacher. But then, when I moved to DC, my "true