Growing up in the Methodist Church, it seems we were regularly celebrating communion in new and different ways.  I appreciated the diversity in approach, as each new form somehow brought out a different aspect of the act of remembrance.  One form, however, I remember more for the laughter it produced,...

For the past three weeks I have spent a lot of physical and mental energy on latte art. Why latte art? Because after an hour of pouring drink after drink and drinking drink after drink the act of pouring a rosetta with silky steamed milk into the crema of a freshly pulled espresso melds with the overdose...

 Conspire! magazine is a project of The Simple Way and a growing number of “co-conspiring communities” around the country. Each themed issue includes great writing and visual art, all with an eye toward building relationships and exploring “the questions of faith that arise from living...

My love of drinking is no secret to anyone who knows me. The taste, the laughter among friends, the lack of self-consciousness…each are parts of a whole that have had me smitten since the first few clandestine beers out in the woods with my mates. When I got older, I found scotch. Oh, baby. I remember...

Do not fear Christians, I come to bring you good news of great joy for all people! Especially you, fatty! Two thousand years ago when Jesus came to Earth,  He not only died for your sins on the cross to give you eternal life, He also gave you the secret to finally fitting in those (modest) skinny jeans!...

My wife and I were enjoying dinner at a small family gathering in Ohio when the conversation brought me back to one in Korea. We’ve only been back for just over a month, so it doesn’t take much for my mind to wander over the Pacific. This memory was different, as it brought a new insight...

A few years ago, three of my best friends and I bought 24 different India Pale Ales, took them down to a beach house at the Oregon Coast, and held a blind taste test. The results were satisfactory enough, with each of us determining which IPAs we favored, but the test was run haphazardly.  I dumped...

If you’re one of those “it’s all going to burn up anyway” Christians, in love with your dispensationalism, there’s a good chance you’ll be eating a big slab of meat tonight, cooked over a fire (maybe burn a few California Redwoods?), complemented by a pesticide laced...

Gayle Etcheverry's Cup of Tea I haven’t been sleeping well lately. My 3 year old daughter just began sleeping without diapers, and I spend most of the night planning strategies for middle-of-the-night sheet and pajama changes that will result in the least amount of lost sleep. I lose sleep doing...