Closeup of cannon from the cover of my book, We Confess! The Civil War, the South, and the Church

Tell us about past events

  • Post category:From: We Confess!
  • Post last modified:December 23, 2025

What one bewildered, battered woman found, and dared to write, before patterns from the past began to replay in the present in such a visible, alarming way.

A tiny person stands on a distant mountaintop at dawn, under a vast and brilliantly colored sky.

Prepare to meet with God

Some things, you can’t wait to tell God. You run to him with the news. The Lord who invites you to meet with him delights in your coming to talk. He delights in your coming to hear. For this God has important things to say to you too.

Dreamlike painting of the low-hanging branches of a huge weeping willow

Seeking shade

  • Post category:Living LifeMy Story
  • Post last modified:November 27, 2023

Today, I need to stand in the shadow of something taller than me - something sturdy and living, deep-rooted and lasting, that whispers timeless secrets as the wind passes through.

Silhouette of a person kneeling before a cross, under a sky of dark-to-brilliant clouds

“It is finished” – but how?

Raised above the heads of those who hated him, those who grieved for him and those who liked the show, how was he able to breathe? Breathing required pushing up on those pierced feet. Breathing required ramming splintered wood into his shredded back. Breathing required an unfathomable commitment to finish.

Hand poised to type on laptop keyboard

Email response paralysis

  • Post category:Living Life
  • Post last modified:March 12, 2024

In a world of instant messages, it's okay to take time to ponder.

A person takes a walk, alone, by a blue sea toward an orange sunset.

Have a Daniel heart

Throughout his life, Daniel continued to follow God, regardless who did or did not go with him. You too be blessed with a Daniel heart.

One man following another man at sunset by the sea

When Christian leaders omit the obvious

Even a cursory look at all levels of leadership in US churches, denominations, networks and ministries reveals that what should be foundational is often absent. Many leaders do not know how to follow God.