Sharp Knives and Leaky Tents: Lessons from Camping
- June 01, 2016
- by
- Anna Moseley Gissing
Spurred on by my cub scout’s requirement to camp before his next pack meeting, we loaded our family up and headed to a state park for Memorial Day weekend. One or two (dozen) others had the same plan.
While setting up camp, I turned to see my husband stepping out from behind the car covered in blood. As in a detective show, his shirt had bloodstains down the front and both hands were drenched. He had been cutting open a package with his (new) pocketknife and slipped. And just like that, we were headed to...
Fear and a Swinging Bridge
- May 27, 2016
- by
- Lori Travers
Reading the classic Hind’s Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard years ago, to my dismay, I related a little too closely to...
Being Late to the Race
- May 27, 2016
- by
- Josh Godwin
I’m late, kind of a lot. Like, perpetually late. I’m late the way other people are early. You might could even call it dependably...
You Crave What You Eat
- May 16, 2016
- by
- Ashlee Johnson
Bad news—scientific studies have proven it and our experience confirms it: you crave what you eat. If you eat a cinnamon roll several mornings...
Why I Am a Protestant
- March 29, 2016
- by
- Jeff Gissing
University campuses have always been dangerous places. You never know where you might end up should you dare set foot on one. I doubt that...
Here is the world…
- January 29, 2016
- by
- Brandy Campbell
One of my favorite authors is Frederic Buechner. I still remember when I read his work for the first time. I was fresh out...
A Theology of The Walking Dead
- October 22, 2015
- by
- James Harris
Oh, The Walking Dead. How far it has come. From the beginning, with sweet, naive Rick waking up from a coma and finding the...
What is the Fear of God?
- October 22, 2015
- by
- Ned Erickson
I had the good fortune of hearing Atul Gawande speak at Forsyth Medical Center on Tuesday. He is a great writer. The Malcolm Gladwell...
Risen Indeed
- April 01, 2015
- by
- Chris Lawson
Hope Around the Table
- February 23, 2015
- by
- Ashlee Johnson