Articles
God Swaddling and God Bothering
My Prayer in the Middle of the Night
There’s No Schadenfreude — or Shame — in Heaven
It’s so often that God shows us his love through the Wrong People.
Grace Happens Anyway
Christmas does not rest on our righteousness or restraint but on Christ’s mercy
Six Strategies for Preaching at Christmas
(And Six Strategies That Don’t Work!)
December 13-19
Casino Monks, Older and Wiser, Obligatory Progress, and Bethlehem Humility
An Impossible Homesickness
We search in vain for the satisfaction that will match and put an end to our desire.
That Feeling You’re Feeling Is Longing
From the Mbird Charlottesville Conference
Starring Role
Sharing the Nativity Story
How to Not Hate Christmas
10 Tips for Holiday Cheer
No More Flaccid Christmas Stockings
A Gift-Giving Primer for Husbands (and Wives)
Why the Quiet Questions of Christmas Still Matter
The season whispers truths we’d rather ignore.
Faith’s Long December
Our questions and groanings are not signs that our faith has faltered.








