I’ve waited a few days before wading into this bathroom discussion. Potty talk isn’t really my thing, but suddenly our culture is abuzz about who can and cannot enter a bathroom. Why suddenly is this an issue? For my whole life it’s never been a problem. But then a few city councils have decided to open up the bathrooms, forcing a reaction. For all the talk about a Constitution “right to privacy” in the abortion debate, I’m a little surprised... Read more

I sometimes get frustrated at the level of gymnastics we will go through to talk ourselves into an easy faith. We want to feel better about ourselves, to sooth our insecurities. We pull out every Bible promise that helps. We want to be blessed, to be happy. In our desire to make faith easy, we lie down on the couch, hoping Jesus will speak to our id, our ego and our own selfishness. Wrapped in our own indecision, we stand,... Read more

The older I get, the more a measured life beckons. I want to play it safe. And I know you can relate… We don’t walk along the ledge because we might fall. Meanwhile, we miss the view. We don’t run down the mountain, hair flying in the wind, because we might trip and fall. We forget what it’s like to spin on the merry round so many times our insides are turned out and our faces hurt with laughter. We... Read more

“Throughout history there has always been a tree in the middle of the garden. It’s there in the garden of our world. In the garden of our society. In the garden of our nation. In the garden of our community. In the garden of our families. In the garden of our hearts. There’s always a tree.“ Paul Wilkinson wrote an amazing blog post at Thinking Out Loud about this current generation – and the one prior – and every generation since... Read more

A couple of days ago, I told you the amazing story of Albert Sayegh. Last fall I met him in a Jordan motel and listened to his life in shambles. He had been displaced from Aleppo, Syria, his home bombed by any one of a dozen rebel or government groups. He gathered his wife and three young children and left everything . They crossed the southern border but then found themselves stuck in a quagmire of politics. Then Paris struck. Then San... Read more

You might remember the story.  A Syrian family pushed out of their ancestral home by war and violence. If you don’t remember Albert Sayegh specifically, you might remember the smiling son – Jack. Finally, this is one Middle East refugee story with a happy ending. When I met Albert in Jordan last fall, he was pensive and struggling to make sense of it all.  He was just few months removed from leaving his career as a mechanical engineer, his shop... Read more

How will we look back on these days of danger, terrorism and fear? How will we be defined? This is a war that sees no end. For every barricade we throw up, for every checkpoint, for every security precaution, there will always be those who will seek to destroy the innocent. It’s always been that way. The terrorists have worn names from many tribes, casting their hate under the cause of a flag, an ideology, a god. Right now, the... Read more

Medicine is at a critical place juncture in society. Rising costs and increased demands are spurring efficiencies. Entire industries exist solely to streamline healthcare, borrowing techniques from modern productivity models. Data has replaced the doctor and one Denver physician is sick of it. Dr. Abraham Nussbaum just released The Finest Traditions of My Calling: One Physician’s Search for the Renewal of Medicine and it’s a siren call for the profession to return to its roots. The book is a practical response... Read more