Tag: church

  • Couch Churches: Confronting Trauma, Friendship, and Tomorrow

    Part One: Trauma I have a complicated relationship with church, both as a building and as a body. As the son of a church worker, I suppose some of that is to be expected. Long days spent at the church instead of daycare, hearing typical workplace drama about your pastoral staff, and the like make…

  • True Strength and Courage

    Read Joshua Chapter 1 On Your Own It begins with the death of a father. In a valley, they bury a 120 year old man. For 30 long and bitter days, a nation weeps. And then, out of the chaos and longing, a call is heard: Pick up your stuff and go, no harm will…