On Sunday, January 24, 2021 I preached on the right way to be hated at The Sanctuary in Denver, CO. The essay on love and power that shaped my thinking is the second chapter of Henri Nouwen’s book, Intimacy. …
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A Fractured Existence on The Grounded Presence
When your bread and butter job is officiating funerals, you spend time with people living a fractured existence. Death fractures community. My primary roles as a funeral officiant is helping people step into a new but unwanted normal. New because their loved one is no longer part of it. Unwanted …
Overcome Religious and Cultural Shame
Are religious and cultural shame holding you back? That’s a huge part of my story. This week I make a guest appearance on the “Show the F**k Up” podcast and talk about not only the history of how we read the Bible, but how it shapes the way we understand ourselves and the world. Here’s the …
Developing Love
I preached the sermon, Developing Love on Sunday, May 17, 2020. It is a bit odd for someone living on the other side of the pulpit to step back in, but the pastor at my church in Denver asked after hearing me speak at The Gospel of Relentless Love Conference. Using the image of a photograph, I …
Christmas Traditions on The Grounded Presence
What comes to mind when you think about Christmas traditions as child, what comes to mind? What are the memories like and how do the shape the way you view Christmas today? My friend Daniel Powell is the host of The Grounded Presence podcast, a place to explore “authentic identity, deeper …