Suburban Confessions of Unintentional Indifference (and Relevant’s Reject Apathy)

I’ve gone back to do final revisions on a chapter about justice in my new book this week. The chapter is called “Free Trade Coffee and Jesus Tattoos”. This new book has been a tough one to write at times. There is nothing like wrestling with Jesus’ mission statement to send you running to the […]

Revisiting our Resolutions and Being Intentional

February is nearing and that has me thinking back several weeks to decisions inspired by the hope born in those early hours of a budding year. It is about the time when even the most dedicated have abandoned their fresh starts for well-worn paths and have long forgotten their New Year’s Resolutions. We are a […]

Mockingbird Monday: Speaking for Harper Lee? What We Know About Mockingbird, Faith and Atticus’ Guiding Principles.

I wrote this article for the CNN faith blog about To Kill a Mockingbird and what it has to teach us about faith: http://bit.ly/hojmHy . The response was great, although much of the commentary was agitation that I would tie To Kill a Mockingbird and morality to Christianity (or any faith tradition, for that matter). […]