How an MMA Fighter Became a Pacifist
How an MMA fighter became less violent
I learned a few things since I knew it all!
After years of starting churches, leading alternative wors...
A Tribute to Constantine
The Emperor Constantine was born on February 27 in the year 272 AD. There are parts of the Church that honor him as a saint... so this feels like a go...
For Love of the World God Did Foolish Things
For love of the world God does foolish things is my theme for Lent this year. It came from the fact that Ash Wednesday coincided with Valentine’s Day ...
Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage, Philadelphia
As Mary wept over Christ’s body, this Lenten season we are all mothers in Gaza weeping over the dead — over 30,000 killed since October 7, 2023 — sens...
Lent 2024 – Surprising Hope
Transcript of Jarrod McKenna’s Lent reflection on Isaiah 42:1-4 for Common Grace’s 2024 Lent Series
Bible Verse - Isaiah 42:1-4
Here is my servant...
God, Money, and Provision
Several years ago, the Bible story of John sending his disciples to ask if Jesus was the one…. caught my eye in a new way.
Luke 7:22b - Jesus tells...
“How Ableism Fuels Racism” an Excerpt
On September 12, 2001, I had an encounter with police that could have ended far worse than it did. The tension was high that day. Terrorists had attac...
Expanding Our Scope: Land as a Means for Repair through Equitable Development
Excerpt by Coté Soerens from Gone for Good? Negotiating the Coming Wave of Church Property Transition (Eerdmans Publishing, January 2024), Mark Elsdon...
Christianity and Human Rights: Back to Basics
In this piece I reflect on the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and conflicting notions of Christian Theology that have ...
In Between A Rock Is A Hard Place
I love the Psalms because the conversations shared are raw, uncensored, uplifting, and reassuring. They model the brutal honesty we can boldly and saf...