I was only peripherally aware of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge until my friend Eric nominated me and several other folks at church, and my pastor David voluntold me I was doing it. Heh. Glad to, David, though you’re on a rather short list of people who could actually compel me to! For the record, … Read more
You may remember me talking a bit about Bill Istad last Christmas. Bill is a formerly homeless man who my church is supporting on recovering his life. Bill was baptized tonight. He wanted to be immersed, and we don’t have a baptistry at Good Shepherd. Thanks so much to our friends at The Rock Family … Read more
We need a productive and fruitful conversation on the increasing militarization of police forces. We need a productive and fruitful conversation on police forces and race. We can accomplish none of the above without first stopping a city of more than 20,000 people from tearing itself to pieces. President Obama, this is sustained civil unrest … Read more