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The Journal of Lutheran Ethics published my article on conspiracy theories. Many thanks to the journal. You should read the entire edition because it has many great pieces in it. Here is the piece in it’s entirety as posted on the site, with footnotes included: [1] Over 20 years...

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“Peace” by Walter Brueggemann was a wonderful book that fed my soul. Again, instead of going over every section that I highlighted (which seems to be just about on every page,) I’m going to touch on a few key points of the book and encourage you to buy the...

The third book I read over the summer was Entrepreneurial Faith by Kirbyjon Caldwell and Walt Kallestad. This is a book that is up my alley. It’s a book that touches on the core of who I am – a book that speaks to my being. It’s about seeing...

This is not one of those books that you read to feel good. It’s not a book that you read to convince someone of something either. It’s a book to just highlight what is so blatantly obvious. It’s kind of like what I’ve been learning about the Puritans as...

Over the summer I’ve read 11 books. Some are better than others. Some more impactful than others. Some I read more quickly. But this is one I read with a keen interest more so than any of the other ones because it’s a subject that I think is so...

That’s the question isn’t it? What is church? What is it really about? Is it a place? No. I don’t think so. It’s not an institution either when it comes down to it. Sure, we’ve made it into those those things, but it’s really not those things. Those are...