Lent, the Wilderness, and Celtic Christianity
How is Celtic Christianity inviting me into this Lenten season? My first engagement with church happened within the context of American...
Thin Places: Black History Month & the Agonizing Jesus
It was one of those spaces that Celtic people might refer to as “Thin”. The Last Supper was over, but Jesus hadn’t been arrested yet. He...
You Only See the Stars When It's Dark
Stephanie was showing everyone at Kids Club the painting she had made in school that week. She said that it had a deeper meaning than I...
The God of Disorientation
There he sat in a trance, being tempted by none other than the God he had dedicated his life to obey. “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!”...
A Beautiful Letting Go
My family and I had only been on the road for about 45 minutes before we started saying things like, “Look at that!” and “How beautiful!”...
I Feel God In My Mouth
My wife was at home in early labor when I took my then 3 year old daughter to a nearby playground. This was a sacred day. It’s one of...
The Desert Is Calling
It was during my sophomore year at the Christian college I was attending that I got my first sense that something was wrong with this...
The Window to Your Soul
Our staff meeting was filled with grumbles before the meeting even officially started. Several people caught wind that Father Scott might...
The Heartbeat of Justice
It was at a Black Lives Matter protest that I saw an image that struck me—one I knew I would not easily forget. I saw 2 women who wore...
The Song of Our Being
The birthing tub was full. Our midwife was in our living room readying her supplies and orienting her assistant. My daughter’s beloved...
