The Most Important Chapter in the Bible The Bible—what we frequently call the sacred Christian Scriptures—is first and foremost story. Not dogma or doctrine. Not do's and don't's. Not propositional truths. Story with characters, setting, drama, tension, goals, stakes, emotional hooks. In all the best stories, beginnings and endings
calendar What Ascension Day means for the story of God We are people of The Story. As human beings, we make meaning through stories. The Christian faith is one big story, and the calendar is one way we tell it. The Ascension is a big part of the story.
practices Exploring the practice of retreat in a deeper way I was at a denominational event. I had recently transitioned out of a church staff role. The host, a colleague, thought I might appreciate a personal introduction to the guest speaker, who was something of a celebrity in these circles. This person asked what I did, so I started talking
practices Exploring a Christian Sabbath practice in a deeper way I have a pastor friend who once shared with his supervisory board that he struggled with keeping Sabbath. “Oh, that’s no big deal,” he was told. “None of us do that.” Figuring this was one of the Ten Commandments, he assumed he might get a different reaction. After all,
spiritual direction What is spiritual direction? There was a season of life when I was a much younger person, and I wanted to get in shape. I lived near a church with a pretty stellar fitness center and super affordable rates. My problem was I could walk into the gym, but I had no idea what
enneagram The Enneagram in spiritual direction Cross Cave is a system of more than 20 underground lakes in Slovenia, where the Adriatic Sea meets the Alps in Central Europe. The fragile rock formations keep tourism limited, which makes it one of the best-preserved caves in the world. It was first documented in 1832, but it
25 books that mattered to me in 2025 A memory just came to me. My brother Jason and I are probably early elementary age. It's summertime and one of Mom's weekly routines with us is a trip to the local library. Charles Page Library in Sand Springs already felt like a museum then. Heavy
