I can’t remember for sure how it started. I think I was just driving around in my car when a phrase suddenly came to mind: “Here’s to the weak ones…” And those words must have reminded me of the first … Read More
We’re giving away THREE copies of Chris’s newest book… Reading for the Common Good: How Books Help Our Churches and Neighborhoods Flourish Paperback: IVP Books, 2016 Enter Now to win a copy of this book! (It’s as easy as … Read More
Beyond the Windshield I spent a lot of time on the road in 2016. Too much time probably, considering that I was out there talking about the virtues of slowing down and staying put. During one 120-day stretch, I … Read More
The Necessary Virtues of BOTH Conservatism and Progressivism Since my last post on loving our enemies, I’ve been thinking a lot about the ideologies of Right and Left and the ways that they form Christians in ways that are … Read More
One of the most talked-about books on the internet this week is Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option:A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation, which arrived in bookstores on Tuesday. On a practical level, there is much common ground between the … Read More
American democracy is dead. Or, maybe it was simply a pipe-dream that never came to life. Or maybe it died years ago, and has merely lingered on life support. Regardless, we are faced with a presidential election in … Read More
I have been deeply disturbed by how American culture, especially in the last few years, is driven by fear. I recently wrote a few thoughts on this for the V-3 Church Planting blog: One of the most pressing pastoral concerns … Read More