Today, Palm Sunday, marks the beginning of Holy Week; a week where we join with the global and historical... more

I have been struck with a perspective this lent season that I really haven't pondered before.

Much of my focus during this time in years past has been that... more

Fireside

Once, during a trip to the Himalayan Region Vineyard Churches, a group of us assembled along the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu. This... more

Fireside

Once, during a trip to the Himalayan Region Vineyard Churches, a group of us assembled along the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu. This... more

When the news of the recent earthquake in Turkey broke, I had this overwhelming feeling of paralysis. Not in my body, nor my emotions per se, not even... more

Much like Peter himself, or at least how I would imagine him, the tone of his First Epistle is one of urgency and intensity. He is speaking to the Church in... more

Make Me the Mother of Love

I'm thankful I was asked to write on the Advent week that celebrates Love. I love Advent in part because my husband Jon and I... more

The theme for the third Sunday of Advent is Joy. One of the assigned biblical texts from the Revised Common Lectionary for the third Sunday of Advent in... more

The theme for the second week of Advent is Peace. Peacemaking and Justice is an enormous—and often ignored—theme in Scripture. In Exodus 3 and 4, where God... more

There is a good reason why the Advent season begins with the theme of hope. Deep at the beating heart of the Christian faith stands an undeniable... more

No, I have not listened to any of the "Rise and Fall of Mars Hill" podcast, but I have been watching the second season of "The Vow" on HBO. It is an... more