I’m tempted to write a satire called Christian New Year’s Resolutions.  It would go something like this: Pray without ceasing.  Ever. Don’t watch secular television. Become a physically fit Proverbs 31 woman. Read the bible every day and nothing besides it. Go to church every Sunday. Is there...

The UPS man has been coming to our door a good deal lately. I’m not sure why.  Perhaps we’ve been ordering more than usual during this season as we prepare for our first home.  Perhaps there has just been a confluence of gifts from friends and family as we prepare for our first child.  Whatever...

I move a lot. This last move was no big deal compared to the others. It was right across town instead of across the country. I found a cheaper place, which was cool because I’ll be unemployed in a few months and at the last place my married landlord kept asking me out.  The new little house was much...

Dr. Nelson's new book was released on September 1st, 2009 Dr. Dean Nelson is the founder and director of Point Loma Nazarene University’s journalism department.  His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Christianity Today, and Sojourners.  He has won several awards from...

We moderns live in compartments not apartments. At least this was the conclusion some friends and I joked about the other night. We are certainly an isolated people.  I contend that there is something wrong with the way we interact with our neighbors.  And we hardly see it as a problem anymore. It...