Removing the Dams

Removing the Dams

I recently met a Disciples of Christ pastor, Rev. AC Churchill, who was working for a ministry out in the Pacific Northwest called Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power and Light. I asked them what they were working on with the organization, and they started...
Inventing the Wheel

Inventing the Wheel

Recent archaeological discoveries are beginning to suggest a rather inauspicious beginning for one of humankind’s most crucial innovations: the wheel. According to most recent evidence, the wheel wasn’t invented all at once, but gradually emerged among rural...
Tuesday at 3 PM

Tuesday at 3 PM

Before I was in ministry, I worked in Northern Thailand working on human trafficking cases. We did everything from undercover investigations to prosecuting cases to helping children reintegrate in schools and providing vocational opportunities for their families. It...
Unserious

Unserious

“The trick is take being unserious very seriously” 1 Let me tell you a little about Kelly’s Mermaid Institute for Not Being Too Cool. Kelly is a middle school girl, who, on a trip with her family, wound up having some downtime in the hotel where they were staying. Her...
Paths Not Taken

Paths Not Taken

Matthew Haig’s blockbuster novel, the Midnight Library, opens with this haunting thought: Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how...