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January 2013

January 15, 2013
I spent the weekend at a mountain camp/retreat center with other church leaders from around Arizona. If you've ever...
January 11, 2013
The Phoenix area news last night was hilarious. Temperatures were to drop down in the...
January 10, 2013
we are winging it. Every one of us, even on our best days. Call me...
January 09, 2013
Women who do what I do still have a battle to fight, and it is...
January 08, 2013
If you want to know what a nerd I am, I'm going to tell you....
January 04, 2013
our mainline churches are dying from this 'failure to adapt' that we see in the...
January 03, 2013
And so it comes to pass that, in the days following the birth of our...

December 2012

December 24, 2012
God comes wherever we are: even if we've failed to pray the right prayer; even...
December 22, 2012
Rev. Brandon Gilvin is the Associate Director of Week of Compassion, and he is also a...
December 21, 2012
Cheryl Carmichael is the author of Dare to Care: Caring for Our Elders. She began...
December 20, 2012
I've lost count of how many times I've read the Grinch these past few weeks....
December 19, 2012
The phone is ringing off the hook, The sanctuary’s hard to book. Yes it’s clean--dare...
December 18, 2012
Guest Post: Rev. Amy Gopp is Executive Director of the Week of Compassion. WOC is...
December 16, 2012
What Are You Waiting For? We have two choices; we are either waiting for death,...
December 13, 2012
Guest post: Kent Somers is Sports Writer for the Arizona Republic. He covers the AZ...
December 13, 2012
Guest Post: Rev. Andrew Shepherd is Pastoral Resident at Foothills Christian Church in Phoenix. He...
December 11, 2012
Mary's was the original Christmas carol. She is the reason that we sing our way...
December 10, 2012
Our new baby nephew was born in Kentucky very early this morning. I'm reminded of...
December 07, 2012
The question is, can we accept ourselves just as we are, imperfections, bad habits, weaknesses,...
December 06, 2012
When I was a sophomore in college, my grandparents got new furniture, and got rid...
December 05, 2012
I’ll just admit it. The Elf on the Shelf creeps me out. I mean, something...
December 04, 2012
They say reflections in the wake of an aircraft carrier are many. Leaving me to...
December 03, 2012
I started early this year. While I am usually a stickler for the liturgical year...
December 01, 2012
Eight years ago, I went on a small mission trip to Swaziland, a tiny little...

November 2012

November 29, 2012
Dear Bill O'Reilly: there is no war on Christmas. It is alive and well, and...
November 28, 2012
A Tao of Christmas shopping, from a wannabe minimalist: So, i buy most of my...
November 26, 2012
I think i say this, or something like it, every year of the world. But,...
November 24, 2012
"Keep Christ in Christmas!" "Jesus is the reason for the season!" "It's OK to say...
November 17, 2012
Spoiler alert: if you are coming to Foothills for worship tomorrow and you want to be...
November 15, 2012
I love to veg out with a magazine. Doesn't really matter what kind, just something...
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