Wild Horses by Noah Gundersen Always got a lot on my mind Feels like the net just gets bigger with time Stretching out behind me Trawling the open sea Waste a lot of breath on the bullshit I breathe a
A couple of years ago Fuller Seminary posted a series of short videos stories under the simple title: “Neighbor.” I found many of the stories to really beautiful. I commend them to you. One story that really touched me was
Later this week Pascal and I are heading to the Paramount Theater to see the legendary funny man, Weird Al Yankovic. Pascal has been a fan ever since his “Manitoba cousins” introduced him to Weird Al via DVD on a
Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) by John Lennon & Yoko Ono Close your eyes Have no fear The monster’s gone He’s on the run and your daddy’s here Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Before you go
What makes the Gospel offensive isn’t who it keeps out, but who it lets in. Rachel Held Evans Rachel Held Evans died on May 4th, 2019. Many of us had been praying for her after learning she was placed in
Words Could Not make it More True by Sarah Ellen Snyder Steinke We map the globe you’ve madeof my bellythe fullness of my breaststhe eagernessyou’ve grown in my coreand herewhere we love and eat and sleep and fighthereyou descendand every
I Loved You Before I Was Born by Li-Young Lee I loved you before I was born. It doesn’t make sense, I know. I saw your eyes before I had eyes to see. And I’ve lived longing for your ever
The Boxer by Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel I am just a poor boy Though my story’s seldom told I have squandered my resistance For a pocketful of mumbles such are promises All lies and jest Still a man hears
Today, March 3rd, 2019 is the 50th anniversary of my birth. Fifty years old! I hosted a birthday celebration a couple of days ago with a mix of family, neighbors, old & newer friends, and colleagues. It was a mid-century
To the Girl who Works at the Starbucks down the Street from my House on Delmar Heights Road, Swear to God, I’m not a stalker by Rudy Francisco To the girl who works at the Starbucks down the street from
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.” Mary Oliver Mary Oliver, the great poet of presence died on January 17, 2019, she was 83
Africans sensed in their hearts that Jesus did not mock their respect for the sacred or their clamor for an invincible Savior, so they beat their sacred drums for him until the stars skipped and danced in the skies. After
Here are my top ten books for 2018. Since 2000 when I began my online journal, I have complied a list of the recently published books that have worked their way into my imagination in some important way, and shared
Dr. Esther Lightcap Meek delivered The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology’s 2018 Stanley Grenz Lecture. This annual event happens the first Monday of November. Although I have never been a matriculated student of Dr. Meek, she has nonetheless been
Just finished up a wonderful few days as the keynote speaker at the annual Canadian Baptists of Ontario & Quebec “Reignite” leadership conference. All the Bapist leaders and their partners are invited to pause their regular day-to-day work, and gather
“Do the work your soul must have.” Katie Geneva Cannon I was saddened to learn of the death of Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon. She died August 8, 2018, she was 68 years old. Rev. Dr. Cannon was a trailblazing
Tomorrow night I’m going to see the great Jack White. He’s playing Seattle’s WaMu Theater. I’ve never seen him live before. Can’t wait. Not only do I love his music, and his musicianship, I also love his love of music.
Just got home after an amazing time at Canada’s Skylight Festival. Special thanks to Russell Mitchell-Walker and the entire organizing team for curating a truly beautiful event. The artists, facilitators, & presenters included: Anna Golladay, Mike McHargue (aka Science Mike),
Tomorrow night Lynette, Pascal, and I are going to see My Bloody Valentine at the Paramount Theater. No doubt it’s going to be a full on sensory event. My ears are ringing just thinking about it… and it’s gonna be
Last Night As I Was Sleeping by Antonio Machado Last Night As I Was Sleeping, I dreamt–a marvelous error!– that a spring was breaking out in my heart. I said: Along which secret aqueduct, Oh water, are you coming to
My Life Is a Memory by Rafael Arévalo Martínez, translated from Spanish by William George William When I met her I loved myself. It was she who had my best singing, she who set flame to my obscure youth, she
“The gospel of Jesus is not a rational concept to be explained in a theory of salvation, but a story about God’s presence in Jesus’ solidarity with the oppressed, which led to his death on the cross. What is redemptive
“The Mother” (Evangeline) by Brandi Carlile Welcome to the end of being alone inside your mind Tethered to another and you’re worried all the time You always knew the melody but you never heard it rhyme She’s fair and she
I first heard this song a couple of days ago and I haven’t been able to get it out of my heart. Some deep parts of me resonate with the feelings Bea Miller gives voice to… I’m guessing that maybe
Happy to Be Here by Julien Baker If I could do what I want I’d become an electrician I’d climb inside my head And I’d rearrange the wires in my brain A different me would be inhabiting this body Have
Here’s my top ten list of books for 2017. Each December I pull together a list of the recently published books that ignited something inside of me. Take my lists for what they are, a small collection of titles that
On November 6, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology hosted its 5th annual Stanley Grenz Lecture Series. This year, we were grateful to have as our featured speaker, Reverend Dr. Soong-Chan Rah, a professor, pastor and dynamic author whose
This year marks the 25th anniversary or the release of R.E.M.’s Automatic for the People, which contained, “Everybody Hurts.” I must be getting old. Everybody Hurts by R.E.M. When your day is long And the night, the night is yours
Chance the Rapper, together with Daniel Caesar performed an unrecorded song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. I think he’s calling it, “First World Problems.” So beautiful! First World Problems by Chance the Rapper, featuring Daniel Caesar I get
