How to bake bread and follow Jesus
Equal parts instinct, art, and science, baking bread is one of my favorite things to do. And as with most of my hobbies, it doesn’t take long for me to …
The radical alternative of making a covenant
I have to admit I am sometimes tantalized by the civil religion. I’m quoting from my own blog, but here’s one way I put it a few months ago: The …
Sufferers need more than patronizing platitudes
I think you know that we’ve been saying that our suffering is not for nothing this Lent. It’s our theme for the season. But isn’t it a little grandiose to …