An Ash Wednesday “Disaster” and the Meaning of Lent

I have to confess that my Lenten season began with a quick failure. I have been so busy recently, Ash Wednesday just sort of snuck up on me. As someone who often writes about spirituality, it made me feel like a loser that I hadn’t spent any time contemplating what to give up for the […]

The Plague of Evangelical Pessimism

“The world out there is just getting worse and worse.” (Insert forlorn or hopeless tone) “Things just aren’t like they used to be.” (Followed by a well-timed sigh and mournful glance toward someone much younger) “We might have to live in this ugly world…but we can’t be part of it.” (The righteous pause of condemnation […]