Church, seminary, future

Following on the recently exploded series of posts from around the blogosphere, some of us at The Purple Door were having a conversation yesterday.  Should young people avoid going to seminary now, if their degrees will ultimately be unmarketable and unhelpful in the pseudo-real world? 
My answer: maybe, maybe not.
There are (and always have been) [...]

Social Experiment on Caste

We got back to The Purple Door a little while ago, after spending a couple hours on the UW campus, in front of the student union.  We were out there doing a social experiment designed to bring awareness to the caste issue in India.  We had a TON of fun out there, talking with [...]

A unique day

Yesterday will certainly go down as one of the more memorable experiences of my life.  It began with two heroes and ended with another.  I’ll try to be brief.
I already mentioned the Seeds of Compassion event that took place in Seattle over the past several days.  Yesterday was the final day, which was an emphasis [...]

Ash Wednesday

Welcome to Lent, everyone.  It’s kind of weird to say it that way, I guess, but here we are on Ash Wednesday, ready to prepare our hearts for an important season ahead.  I shall be adding a daily discipline to my life, rather than abstaining from something.  There are lots of good resources out and [...]

Mornings Like These

On days like today, I haul my tired butt out of bed, and at some point look at myself in the mirror and say, “Dude, you’re looking old.” Typically, I’m more oriented toward “feeling as old as I think,” which is to say, fairly young.
Happily I can say on this Monday morning that I’m [...]