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We Are Not Rome: Why I Won’t Watch a Public Execution
On justice, spiritual defilement, and the things we allow into our hearts. Someone recently challenged my opposition to broadcasting an execution by pointing to Mary and John standing at the foot of the cross. Weren’t they watching a public execution? Why would it be wrong for Christians to watch one today? I actually think that’s…
Leading a Blue-Collar Church Without Copying White-Collar Church Culture
This is written first for our own ministry leaders, to help us recognize what success actually looks like and to free us from expectations that may be unhelpful in the kind of community we serve. I hope it may also be useful to others serving in similar places. I have personally been formed in both…
Performative Karens and Theo Bros: Missing the Real Spiritual Hunger
I recently made what I thought was a fairly obvious observation after hearing someone confidently suggest that the appointment of a progressive female Archbishop of Canterbury might somehow be the kind of thing that brings younger generations back to church. My pushback was not really about women in ministry, nor was it some simplistic defense…