Rachel Held Evans has written a thought provoking piece about why Millenials are leaving the church.  She writes about how frustrating it is for her to give talks on this subject.  She “points to research that shows young evangelicals often feel they have to choose between their intellectual integrity and their faith, between science and Christianity, between compassion and holiness” and then she “talks about how the evangelical obsession with sex can make Christian living seem like little more than... Read more

Before enlightenment…chop wood.  After enlightenment…chop wood.  Zen Proverb I spent my free evening yesterday chopping wood, and it has me thinking a lot about the dangers of elevating efficiency as the highest good.  One neighbor saw me and said “rent a splitter; no sense killing yourself”.  Another said “this is why I heat with propane”.   Others drove by with the smile of sympathy, as if I’d been sentenced to hard labor.  But then, along comes my neighbor who has a... Read more