Following Jesus in rejecting empire
Some thoughts about each of the podcast interviews
I just uploaded a short story from Nathaniel Hawthorne for my bedtime, short story podcast. In this podcast I am attempting to address the anxieties that many of us face as we lay down to sleep. Seems like certain anxieties simply wait around for us to get into bed before coming to visit us. This…
I am an insufferable optimist. It can be quite vexing to people around me. Whether predicting how much time something will take, what something will cost, or how many people we’ll be able to fit in our living room, my optimistic estimates usually outstrip reality. But optimism is not the same as hope. Optimism is…
Hey blog readers. I’ve started a new podcast reading classic short stories to help you fall asleep. “Doctors agree; listening to Uncle Scott Reads is the equivalent of taking 6mg of Melatonin.” WARNING: Do not listen while driving or operating heavy machinery. New episodes being added every week. Stop back each Monday to see what…
My friend Tim Ignacio (pictured above) moved into a slum community in the Philippines in his quest to follow Jesus. In the process, he discovered Jesus did a lot of loitering. I asked Tim to jot down his thoughts for my blog. Thanks Tim! What comes to mind when you hear the word “loitering”? In…
The number of poor has narrowed while the gap between them and the rich has widened. We’ve purchased more guns for protection yet witnessed more homicides. Freedom is our highest value yet we incarcerate more people than anyone else. We have better information yet promote more outlandish conspiracies. We have more friends and followers yet…