Guarantees of the absurd: Water safe for bathing (but what about baptism?)
Far too often, we talk past one another. Far too often, we speak solely from the place of our own experience and expertise. Almost...
It's absurd world after all
I ride a bus for about 3 hours to get to Flint. Last week, a volunteer was sent through the Red Cross to help distribute water at the...
Perspectives lead to accusations of the absurd
I learned a long time ago that my opinions generally amount to little more than, well, opinions. There is a glut in the market, and the...
Ministry update for March 19
Week one of my Church of the Brethren outreach in Flint was a time of promise. I spent my first week building relationships with Bill...
management models of the absurd
Trust is a difficult state of mind to maintain. Mix in a season of distrust with a state of trauma, and even the simplest kinds of...
Memories in the midst of absurdity
Ken's Barbershop on Corunna Rd. Home of a haricut memory I used to get my hair cut by a guy named Ken at a place called Paul’s. As I...
getting things done 16 oz. at a time
When I have bad days, I feel like kicking the dog. Flint has had a bad half-century – and then folks who should have known better...
Flint, and the politics of the absurd
It wasn’t “new job” anxiety I felt when my wife Jenn pulled out of our driveway to drive me to the Greyhound station in Grand Rapids. I...
Preparing for the Absurd
I don’t always give stuff up for Lent, but when I do, I make sure I’m not too uncomfortable. But, think about having to live without...
Thinking about Flint: Homecomings of the absurd.
About this Pentecostal moment... One would expect that the flame of the Spirit would inspire a more energetic response than I mustered a...
