Grounded.

Some fairly big news from Carl and Chris. In the spring of 2013 I started to feel something. Call it “getting old.” Or as I prefer – “Wisdom.”  But it was telling me to slow down my life of rushing around the Middle East sharing Jesus and doing humanitarian...

“You’re all Pharisees!”

Dr. Larycia Hawkins was removed from Wheaton College for her “extreme views.” (She donned the Muslim women’s hijab, took a selfie with it on, and equated Allah with God.) Then we invited her to share at Simply Jesus. Between her and Shane Claiborne, well let’s just...

The Key to Everything – Paying Respect to Dr. Kenneth Bailey

A year and a half ago I met with one of my three modern literary mentors, Ken Bailey. (The other two would be N.T. Wright and Dallas Willard). I’d always wanted to meet Ken, and finally, through some serious stalking, I made an appointment with him and ended up in his...