Owning Our Role in Gentrification & the Bible
What is the role of a community of faith in a gentrified or gentrifying neighborhood? Is what we see as good actually good for the whole population of a neighborhood? How do we become aware of those...
View ArticleOwning My Dysfunction and the Freedom of Dependence
It was nearly five years ago that Janny and I moved to Golden Hill, a neighborhood in San Diego, to be part of a little faith community committed to love God and neighbor in some of the most tangible...
View Article6 Myths of Community
As we move into a new year, our little community of Jesus followers is taking some intentional time to individually and collectively reflect, evaluate and consider the implications of committing to...
View ArticleWhy Neighborhood Matters: Christian Conferences, Consumption & Everyday Life
As I sat on my porch overlooking the streets of my urban neighborhood and the sparkling lights of downtown San Diego, I thought to myself, “There is no place I’d rather be. THIS is where life happens...
View ArticleShrinking Our World’s: Presence in a Polarizing & Painful Season
The other night Janny and I sat on our front patio after getting all the kids down to listen to the sacred silence and debrief our day. We talked about our new neighbor hanging out in our yard to help...
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