atizonJan 1, 20162015 MarkersHappy New Year, everyone. Last night, a group of family members and friends sat around our living room and shared 15 memories with each...
atizonOct 31, 2015What Are You Doing Now? Part 2My new job includes a faculty appointment at North Park Theological Seminary. Recently, I responded to a paper presented by Dr. Lewis...
atizonOct 31, 2015What Are You Doing Now?It has been a long time since I've shared anything on my blog--one of the casualties of making a major move, I guess. I wanted to share a...
atizonJul 2, 2015Important NewsI am both sad and excited to tell you about a major decision that Janice and I have made recently. A Great Run at ESA and Palmer After...
atizonMay 14, 2015Blue Like Rock - Musings on MillerBlue Like Jazz, the movie? That was my first response to the news that Donald Miller’s bestselling memoir had been made into a feature...
atizonApr 15, 2015Book Review - Rumours of GloryIt’s true: Dogs do eat peoples’ homework. One night our Great Dane “Dude” made a midnight snack out of my copy of Bruce Cockburn’s...
atizonApr 8, 2015Cultivating Shalom in a Violent World, Part 2The way of nonviolence The way of nonviolent engagement constitutes a third characteristic of shalom people. We take seriously the...
atizonApr 8, 2015Cultivating Shalom in a Violent World, Part 1In college, I joined the right-to-life movement, having been profoundly convinced that abortion-on-demand was the unjustifiable taking of...
atizonMar 22, 2015Book Review: A Different MirrorIn light of so many great books coming out, it’s a little strange to review a 20-something year-old book. But it's never wrong to say...
atizonMar 9, 2015IslamaphobiaAmericans are afraid of Muslims. We have only to recall the controversy concerning the proposed construction of a mosque near the Ground...