Articles by danielle

In Robert Frost’s poem “Birches,” the speaker describes his love of birch trees, whose branches bend to left and right, and he imagines a boy swinging from them, traversing up and down. He writes, He learned all there was To learn about not launching out too soon And so not…

Yesterday some of my Journey friends mentioned they’re having a difficult time coming up with a Lenten practice, or needed a basic rundown on how this whole Lent thing works, and asked if I could put together a little cheat sheet or conversation starter to help them think through it….

    Recently I was fortunate to speak with Chris Yaw over at the ChurchNext podcast about faith, pastoral leadership, Journey community life, the future of the church…and fairy tales. You can watch (or download and listen to) the full interview here. And while you’re there, be sure to check…

    I wanted to offer some thoughts on last week’s Emergence Christianity event and also give you a chance to hear what others are saying, which you can access in the links below. First, if you’ve never been to an event sponsored by Jopa, you should know that Tony…

I’m at the Emergence Christianity event in Memphis, TN this weekend which is already proving to be a great event. You can follow our Twitter hashtag #EC13 if you want to follow the conversation today. As usual, we’re expecting the lovely Phyllis Tickle to Online Pokies overwhelm us (in a…