Archive - Grumpy Ramblings

About place: a reflection on living intentionally

How living intentionally and in a specific place is transforming us, a bit about the fragmentation of private land and walls, and what some of this…

Sep 7, 2024 •

July 2024

What mutuality looks like to us--a special podcast

Christa and I join The Changes Ahead podcast, where we share about our marriage and a bit about power in the church. Give it a listen!

Jul 25, 2024 •

Hermit crabs and moving forward

How a tiny decapod revealed to me that moving forward and pressing on is the only sensible thing to do

Jul 1, 2024 •

April 2024

Spiral-bound Treasures

How journaling a long time ago reminded me of God's works, and how memory is crucial to following Jesus.

Apr 23, 2024 •

“I didn’t see a woman do that until I was 23.”

A brief story that conveys why I'm grateful for women who teach (one woman in particular!) and why the world is already different for my kids

Apr 11, 2024 •

March 2024

That time I was a stay-at-home dad

A bit about parenting, partnering, and resting so I don't lose my freaking mind

Mar 22, 2024 •

February 2024

Christ-centered Community Part 6: Corporate maturity as a unified body

Wrapping up the Christ-centered community series by talking about Christlikeness as our goal

Feb 16, 2024 •

November 2023

Christ-centered Community Part 5: Engagement in Spiritual Gifting

What our calling as Spirit-gifted members of the body of Christ could look like and a time I saw this happen

Nov 3, 2023 •

August 2023

Christ-centered Community Part 4: Engaging the Scriptures in Community

Why competency in scriptural interpretation and application as a community is a better marker of success than how many people turn up on Sundays and how…

Aug 10, 2023 •

June 2023

Christ-centered Community Part 3: Empowerment in our Shared Priesthood

How being priests was always God's plan for each of us, why we should be really grumpy when that dignity is so widely denied, and a bit about how the…

Jun 20, 2023 •

May 2023

Christ-centered Community Part 2: Belonging in Family

Jesus offers us a surrogate family, an inclusive place to belong, where we are all equal siblings and have something critical to offer.

May 17, 2023 •

April 2023

Christ-centered Community Part 1: What is Christ-centered Community?

Considering where change needs to happen, where it can happen, and a way forward for the church

Apr 20, 2023 •

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