Church planting in a place like Manhattan is not for the faint of heart.
Roses, Thorns, and Buds
One of the many glues that binds our family together is our love of storytelling. We rarely miss opportunities to replay our highlights (and lowlights), reveling in the snowball effect as the stories gain meaning, matter, and momentum with each retelling.
We fight for attention. We fight for resources. But perhaps we fight most over our own sense of legitimacy – that we belong, deserve a good … Continue Reading
The Torah doesn’t spend so much time on why God specifically picked Abraham to spread God’s message.
“What a dumb sign”, I thought. And then I thought some more.
The translation that “God was cross with me” seems most thoughtful and sensitive to the resonance between Hebrew and English.
There are some dark times that we commemorate in a ceremony with the reading of names. And there are some … Continue Reading
