How to Quell a Riot? Read a Poem!
Reading Time: 5 minutes I believe in poetry. But I’d forgotten. The last few months of our pandemic dominated, politically divided lives made …
Psalms
Why A Cry of Lament Is Crucial for Your Healing
Reading Time: 3 minutes Lament is a crucial aspect of spiritual formation because it connects our hearts to God’s heart.
God Come Down: A Christmas Day Reflection
Reading Time: 4 minutes Jesus came not with thunder and lightning but with dimples and folds.
My Heart Attack, the Barr Brothers, and Prayer
Reading Time: 3 minutes During my heart attack, all I had was a prayer. As the Barr Brothers hint, prayer is poverty and riches.
The Poet and the Painter on Boundaries
Reading Time: 3 minutes When staring into the beautiful, boundless stars, wonder rises in me and becomes entangled with a shivering insecurity.
2001 A Space Odyssey, Psalm 121, and Home
Reading Time: 3 minutes I grew up in southwest Denver with the Rocky Mountains beginning their ascent just fifteen miles west of my house. …