Read More AArts and Activism When Writing Goes Wrong: Why our obsession with creative productivity is soul-killingJune 17, 2021 By Kaya Oakes In the early part of June, I participated in an online writing workshop that had…
Read More PPeacemaking 10 summer reads from our archives for the heat and these hard timesJuly 10, 2020 Here are 10 summer reads from the Messy Jesus Business archives that could fuel your fires, ignite your actions, inform your choices. These words could companion you in the summer heat and during these hard times.
CCommunity Building The holy work of tending to lifeAugust 14, 2019 “Everything is work. We either accept it or we fight against life.” This was the declaration of the…
PPrayer and Spirituality Bring on the boredom: the paradox of the pathJuly 25, 2019 Years ago, at a family gathering with cousins and aunts and uncles rubbing shoulders and shaking hands, I…
CChristian Family Life UnprofessionalOctober 12, 2016 I recently observed an online discussion in which a full-time church minister who had just become a new…
SService on the Margins Work and restJune 21, 2016 This last month was a strenuous one in my youth ministry. It involved back-to-back weekend events, and…
SService on the Margins 80/20: following the rules of the Pareto PrincipleApril 27, 2016 If you have ever looked to improve your time management, you’ve most likely come across the 80/20 rule…
EEquity and Justice Ugandan faith lesson #5: hopeApril 22, 2016 Faith lessons from my Ugandan family Editor’s note: This is the final blog post of a five-part series…
EEquity and Justice Fear and sandwichesMarch 10, 2016 On most days at work, I sit down and eat lunch with at least a few people…
PPrayer and Spirituality Daily grind and reason to praiseOctober 22, 2015 Many of us are in the daily grind of ministry and we don’t really know for sure if…
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