Interview with author and podcaster Nick Fiedler

I had the opportunity to be a guest on Nick Fiedler’s podcast last fall to promote The Mockingbird Parables. I enjoyed theconversation immensely. Nick and I share anEnglish background, and the laid-back format of the podcast was a stark contrast to most of the interviews I conducted. As I looked through his list of guests, […]

Are we afraid of asking questions?

I find myself frequently writing about questions. In The Mockingbird Parables, I use Boo Radley as a metaphor for God (our divine mysterious neighbor) and point to the necessity of questions and curiosity to drive us toward God. Yesterday, I talked a little bit about wrestling with what it means to be a disciple. I […]

Following Isn’t Easy, Radical, and the Dusty Messiah

Sitting down to write this piece I was laughing to myself about one of my dad’s favorite sayings. You may have heard something similar from your own parents growing up: “don’t be a follower – be a leader” (or some arrangement of those words). I can still hear hisvoice and visualize his expression during those […]