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From Henri Nouwen: “The Church is the people of God. The Latin word for ‘church,’ ecclesia, comes from the Greek ek, which means “out,” and kaleo, which means “to call.” The Church is the people of God called out of slavery to freedom, sin to salv… →

I didn’t mean for this series to stretch to 5 parts, but it is such an important discussion and such an oft-used phrase, that I think it is worth it to really dig in. Before I offer some final thoughts, I would encourage you to take the time to re… →

I meant this to be a 3-part series, but as often happen other important topics come up that are worth addressing. Here I want to suggest that a paradigm shift might be the most helpful way to really understand the “hate the sin, love the sinner” i… →

Some additional very practical tips on how to authentically “love sinners” (while still “hating their sin”). These are all principles I learned while working with teenagers as a youth minister in Young Life. There are few places in domestic missio… →

“Hate the sin, love the sinner” has become a cliche in the evangelical world, especially when dealing with the homosexuality issue. It is probably said more often and practiced less than almost anything else Christians say. So let me lay out some … →

Within Christianity, it is popular to say we “hate the sin and love the sinner”. Never is this phrase used more often than when talking about the LGBT community. The question of how to do this well (and if it is possible) has been raised on this b… →

To be honest, I have never paid much attention to National Coming Out Day in the past… was just never on my radar. But this year — for obvious reasons — I am much more aware of it. Here is what I am praying for on this National Coming Out Day:… →

In order to keep a sustainable pace (and to give you, the reader, time to catch up) I will be posting pretty much daily Monday through Friday, and then not posting on the weekends. Weekends can be for catching up, commenting and discussions. Also,… →

As part of my daily disciplines, I have been reading through a devotional made up of writings from Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Bonhoeffer is really one of my heroes and role models — as a theologian, pastor, and disciple of Jesus (click here to listen t… →

Last Christmas, as part of our church’s participation in The Advent Conspiracy, I preached about Dietrich Bonhoeffer as a great example of an “advent conspirator”. If you are interested, here is the sermon: I have to tell you, it is both hard and … →