• The Rules We Live By

    The Rules We Live By

    We have lived under an experiment that our own rules matter more than the rules we all keep. An experiment that is fundamentally false.

  • The Economy of Small Nothings

    The Economy of Small Nothings

    There are a thousand things in our lives we treat as if they are nothing. But the weight of carrying them all weighs on us regardless.

  • Dealing with Sin

    Dealing with Sin

    Jesus doesn’t offer us rules for shunning. He offers us an opportunity to reconnect and restore the community we break apart.

  • Inquisitions are supposed to be rare—for Proper 18A

    Inquisitions are supposed to be rare—for Proper 18A

    When helping people right their wrongs, it’s easy to find wrongs everywhere—and being the one to save them.

  • Love—and dealing with the sin of others

    Love—and dealing with the sin of others

    Most of us don’t like talking to someone else about something they’ve done. We need to first figure out why we want to.

  • Between Proper 17 + 18 (Year A)

    Between Proper 17 + 18 (Year A)

    Before we deal with sin in our community, we need to hear what Jesus says about who we God puts first in heaven.

  • Live. Die. Live.

    Live. Die. Live.

    Like Peter, we think protecting the Messiah is a good thing. The right thing. Instead, Jesus tells us all to face death.

  • Recording me in the street is antisocial behavior

    Recording me in the street is antisocial behavior

    We know that the cameras we use to protect ourselves invade privacy. But they have a bigger cost to us in public trust.