Community: An Intricate Texture of Belonging
Today, I was part of a community. Seventy-five people from my church convened at an old public school building in the Brookside neighborhood on the near-East side of Indianapolis to wash walls, serve hotdogs, and play basketball with local kids. The building is being...
A Fast from Fasting
I’m not fasting for Lent this year. There, I said it. It’s not like I believe it’s a Christian requirement that I fast during Lent, though sometimes I add that burden to myself. But I love the church calendar; I love following along with believers...
Undoing
This week, I am on vacation. Though I marked the start of the break last Friday when I left work, announcing loudly to my coworkers still busy at their desks: “I’m on vacation!” I would have had Saturday and Sunday off regardless. So, technically,...Wrestling
Recently, I’ve been wrestling with the Lord over some big issues in my life. As a victim of fraud and deceit, I’ve been wondering what justice looks like this side of heaven. With so many wars and genocide in the world, and with so much anger and hatred in...
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