Embracing the Mixed Ecology
Diverse ecosystems thrive when different kinds of organisms share life and energy together in a particular place. In…
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From the Age of Association to Authenticity
Two years ago, I wrote a blog post entitled “Will the ELCA Be Gone in 30 Years?” that mapped out…
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From Performative to Formative Ministry
In many congregations today, there is a basic social contract that goes something like this: clergy and staff…
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The Contrarian Mission of Being With
Samuel Wells’ latest book, Incarnational Mission: Being with the World (Eerdmans, 2018) builds on his earlier work in naming…
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The Root Crisis
So much of the conversation about the challenges facing the church today is missing the point. In all…
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Praying in an Age of Fragmented Attention
I am on sabbatical currently, which means I get to read a lot of books. One of the…
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Searching for Purity
Jonathan Franzen has a remarkable capacity for capturing (and critiquing) contemporary American culture. His last novel, Freedom (much…
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The Stories Beneath the Structures
Next week, the triennial General Convention of The Episcopal Church will meet in Salt Lake City. Among the…
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Who Is My Neighbor?
There’s a dilemma at the heart of the missional conversation today. A number of key voices are fruitfully…
