A conversation about faith practices for Lent with my good friend Jason Evans. Jason: “Evangelism” is a word that polarizes, a lot like Donald Trump these days. Either you like the word or you find it repulsive. I would argue that, in the case of evangelism, this means that we misunderstand the term–both those that love it and thoseContinueContinue reading “Practicing Lent: Evangelism”
Category Archives: Christianity
Abram’s God
Abram’s God is not like the other gods. In the church, we’ve put up a lot of little clay men over the centuries and said, “that’s God!” Religion needs a little smashing now and again.
Practicing Lent: Prayer
A conversation about faith practices for Lent with my good friend Jason Evans. Mike: When talking about “spiritual practices” prayer is probably the most obvious starting point. Yet, the longer I spend with prayer, the less obvious a practice it seems. Prayer is a subtle art, sometimes maddeningly so. Growing up, I can remember just a few discussions aboutContinueContinue reading “Practicing Lent: Prayer”
Practicing Lent: Introduction
A Lenten conversation about faith practices with my good friend Jason Evans.
