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2014

Reimagining Annie: An Interview With Devon Franklin, The High Calling, December 2014.

Emerging From the Fog of Suicide—and National Attention, On Faith, December 2014.

The Theory of Everything, and the Faith of Jane Hawking, The High Calling, November 2014.

No Sea in Heaven, The Other Journal, October 2014.

Serving God in the Business of Death, The High Calling, October 2014.

Fury: The Beautification of Violence? Good Letters, October 2014.

24 Hours of Hope: An Interview With Kay Warren About Suicide, Mental Illness, and the Church, The High Calling, October 2014.

Discussion Guide Aids Dialogue in Atlanta, AAAS.org, October 2014.

Working Moms, On Screen and Behind the Camera, Her.Meneutics, October 2014.

‘Art and Craft’: When Bad Behavior Is Not a Choice, On Faith, October 2014.

Best Books for Business: I Beg to Differ, The High Calling, September 2014.

‘Calvary’ Exclusive: The High Risks of Pursuing a Vocation, The High Calling, July 2014.

Hope for the Afflicted: The Church and Mental Illness, Facts & Trends, July 2014.

Ray Donovan Is the Best Religious TV Show You’re Not Watching, On Faith, July 2014.

Our Suicide Conversation Has to Change, On Faith, June 2014.

Perceptions Project Hits the Road, AAAS.org, June 2014.

Ben Carson Lays Out Vision for ‘One Nation,’ UrbanFaith, June 2014.

Women in Secularism Tell Their Ex-Fundamentalist Stories, The Huffington Post, May 2014.

Stewardship of Creation: An Interview with ‘Noah’ Screenwriter Ari Handel, The High Calling, April 2014

Can Churches Separate Mental Illness and Shame, Christianity Today, March 2014.

Visual and Creative Arts as Ministry: The High Calling Talks with Forest Whitaker, The High Calling, March 2014.

Religion Was a Force in 20th Century Physics, Symposium Speakers Assert, AAAS.org, March 2014.

Survey Symposium Inspires Hope for Improved Science/Religion Dialogue, AAAS.org, February 2014.

An Unlikely Mentor, The High Calling, February 2014.

2013

The Black Nativity Lights Up the Screen With Stars and Spirit, UrbanFaith, November 2013.

He Loves Me Anyway: Black Nativity, Image Journal Good Letters blog, November 2013.

Exoplanets and Life Beyond Earth, AAAS.org, August 2013.

The March on Washington: A Personal Anniversary, Image Journal, August 2013.

Find Reasons to Be Happy, Upwave, August 2013.

No More Buts: Do What Makes You Happy, Upwave, August 2013.

No More Buts: Change Up Your Social Routine, Upwave, August 2013.

No More Buts: Take a Walk Every Day, Upwave, August 2013.

Improve Your Time-Management Skills, Upwave, August 2013.

No More Buts: Telling White Lies, Upwave, August 2013.

A Place of Hope for Professionals in Crisis, The High Calling, June 2013.

Because of the Women: Operation My People, North Parker, June 2013.

Pursuing Grace, Onstage and Off, Sojourners, June 2013.

Can Antisocial Leaders Succeed? The High Calling, May 2013.

Embryonic Stem Cell Breakthrough to Revive Cloning Debate, Christianity Today, May 2013.

When the Boss Is a Narcissist, The High Calling, May 2013.

INTERVIEW: On the Shoulders of Others, The High Calling, May 2013.

INTERVIEW: What J/MS Alum Are Doing, Alum-Knights, May 2013.

INTERVIEW: Can Faith Alone Treat Mental Illness? NPR’s  “Tell Me More,” April 2013.

ADHD: Prescription for Leadership Success? The High Calling, April 2013.

Leading From Psychological Brokenness, The High Calling, April 2013.

INTERVIEW: Suicide & Religion: Mathew Warren’s Death Raises Questions for Mental Illness & Faith, HuffPostLive, April 2013.

Treating Depression With Faith & Psychiatry, The Huffington Post, April 2013.

Faith and Depression, First Things, April 2013.

Civil Rights Debt-Busting, The High Calling, March 2013.

Eep in THE CROODS, Slate, March 2012.

Embracing Change with THECROODS, The High Calling, March 2013.

Have You Hugged a Journalist Today? The High Calling, March 2013.

Be Merciful to Me, Lord, The High Calling, March 2013.

Seeing God in the Stars, The High Calling, February 2013.

Visiting My Own Grave, Image Journal Good Letters blog, February 2013.

Forming Laity, for Life and Ministry, Faith & Leadership, January 2013.

Choosing an Executive Coach, The High Calling, January 2013.

2012

Emotional Intelligence for Everyday Leadership, The High Calling, December 2012.

Roller Girls Recover in Championship Style, NJShore Patch, December 2012.

Down with Thanksgiving Shopping! Maybe. NJShorePatch, November 2012.

Which Is the Better Story? Image Journal Good Letters blog, November 2012.

When Storms Come, Faith & Leadership, November 2012.

Recapturing Innocence With Ang Lee, The High Calling, November 2012.

A New Kind of Heroine, The High Calling, November 2012.

Managing the Disaster After the Disaster, NJShore Patch, November 2012.

Week One With Hurricane Sandy in Brick, NJShore Patch, November 2012.

Common Grace Flowing at the Jersey Shore, UrbanFaith, October 2012.

Micromanagement: Leadership Style or Pathology, The High Calling, October 2012.

When Politicians Want It Both Ways, UrbanFaith, October 2012.

Swimming With Sharks, The High Calling, October 2012.

Obama Lets Others Outshine Him in Charlotte, UrbanFaith, September 2012.

The GOP’s Multi-Racial Convention Stage, UrbanFaith, September 2012.

Does D’Souza’s Anti-Obama Film Go too Far? UrbanFaith, August 2012.

Meeting Dad in Bill Milliken’s Rearview Mirror, UrbanFaith, August 2012; The Hufffington Post, October 2012.

Benjamin E. Mays: Schoolmaster of the Civil Rights Movement, UrbanFaith, August 2012; The Huffington Post, September 2012.

What Does It mean to Be ‘Pro-Life’? UrbanFaith, July 2012.

Responsibility and the Affordable Care Act, UrbanFaith, July 2012.

Questions for Conservatives About Healthcare Reform, UrbanFaith, July 2012.

Evicted NYC Churches Win Again, UrbanFaith, July 2012.

‘Obamacare’ Prevails: Supreme Court Upholds Healthcare Law, UrbanFaith, June 2012.

Rev. Fred Luter Elected to SBC Presidency, UrbanFaith, June 2012.

Celebrating Fatherhood with Thabiti Boone, UrbanFaith, June 2012.

Tara Wall: Romney’s Bridge to Black Voters, UrbanFaith, June 2012.

Safe Families: A Refuge of Biblical Hospitality,  UrbanFaith, June 2012.

Religion + Life with Elaine H. Ecklund, Part 6: Putting It All Together, The High Calling, June 2012.

NYC Pastors Bring School Worship Ban Fight to Legislator’s Home, UrbanFaith, June 2012.

Talking Politics with Dr. Tony Evans, UrbanFaith, May 2012.

Listening to Immigrant Children, UrbanFaith, May 2012.

Religion + Life with Elaine H. Ecklund: International Attitudes, The High Calling, May 2012.

A Funky Retirement: Celebrating Cornel West, UrbanFaith, May 2012.

Brian Jenkins: StartingUp Businesses Now, UrbanFaith, May 2012.

Doing College Diversity Well, UrbanFaith, April 2012; republished at The Huffington Post, July 2012.

Religion + Life with Elaine H. Ecklund, Part 4: Worshiping Science, The High Calling, April 2012.

Who Will Speak Up for Murdered Children? UrbanFaith, April 2012.

President Obama’s Other Pastor, UrbanFaith, April 2012.

Cory Booker’s ‘Come to Jesus’ Heroism, UrbanFaith, April 2012.

Prayer Mentioned at Zimmerman Arrest Press Conference, UrbanFaith, April 2012.

Religion + Life with Elaine H. Ecklund, Part 3: Myth Busting, The High Calling, April 2012.

John Piper on Race and the Christian, UrbanFaith, March 2012.

A Note of Grace in Sugarhill Gang’s Sad, Angry Film, UrbanFaith, March 2012.

Q & A: John Piper on Racism, Reconciliation, and Theology after Trayvon Martin’s Death, Christianity Today, March 2012.

Religion + Life with Elaine H. Ecklund, Part 2: Boundary Pioneers, UrbanFaith, March 2012.

In Pursuit of Cory Booker, UrbanFaith, March 2012.

Religion + Life with Elaine H. Ecklund, Part 1, The High Calling, March 2012.

What Do You Love About the Black Church? UrbanFaith, March 2012.

Mark Anthony Thomas: Do-Right Man, UrbanFaith, March 2012.

The Challenge of Diversity on Christian College Campuses, UrbanFaith, March 2012; republished at The Huffington Post, April 2012.

Faith Motivates Undefeated Coach, UrbanFaith, March 2012.

An Ode to the Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore Patch, February 2012.

NYC Churches Win Reprieve, UrbanFaith, February 2012.

Defending President Obama’s Faith, UrbanFaith, February 2012.

Taking Aim at Technology Instead of the Problem, The High Calling, February 2012.

Democracy Usurped in Benton Harbor, UrbanFaith, February 2012.

Saying Goodbye to Whitney Houston, UrbanFaith, February 2012.

Marriage Is for Black People, Too, UrbanFaith, February 2012.

Speaking Up for Homeless NYC Churches, UrbanFaith, January 2012.

Can the Tea Party and Occupy Movements Find Common Ground? UrbanFaith, January 2012.

Aging Well with Dr. Dan Balzer, Part 6: Holistic Mental Health, The High Calling, January 2012.

A Quarter Century of Jersey Shore HIV/AIDS Response, Jersey Shore Patch, January 2012.

Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 5: Social Supports & Storytelling, The High Calling, January 2012.

NYC Worship Protests Intensify, January 2012, UrbanFaith.

Celebrating Dr. King with Service, January 2012, UrbanFaith.

Politics Are Personal: January 2012, UrbanFaith.

Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer: Geriatric Depression, January 2012, The High Calling.

2011

Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 3: The Role of Perception in Geriatric Health, The High Calling, December 2011.

Court Says No to Worship in Schools, UrbanFaith, December 2011.

Lifelong Ocean Grove Resident Takes Helm of Camp Meeting Association, Jersey Shore Patch, December 2011.

Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 2: Successful Aging, The High Calling, December 2011.

Pentecostalism’s Neglected Black History, UrbanFaith, December 2011.

Aging Well with Dr. Dan Blazer, Part 1, The High Calling, December 2011.

Sponsoring a Response to HIV/AIDS, UrbanFaith, December 2011.

Michael Hyatt: A Conversation About Leadership and the Future of Publishing, The High Calling, November, 2011.

Delegations Says HB 56 Is Racist, UrbanFaith, November 2011.

When the Abuse Isn’t So Clear, UrbanFaith, November 2011.

Blacks Are Better Off, New Measure Says, UrbanFaith, November 2011.

Integrating Faith & Psychiatry: A Summary, The High Calling, November 2011.

“Felon” Is the New N-Word, UrbanFaith, November 2011; republished at The Huffington Post, December 2011.

CNN’s “Silicon Valley” Special Ignites Race Debate, UrbanFaith, October 2011.

Protesting Greed in the Shadow of 9/11, Urban Faith, October 2011.

The White House & Black Unemployment, UrbanFaith, October 2011.

The Myth of the Unwanted Child, UrbanFaith, October 2011.

Integrating Faith and Psychiatry, Part 6: Finding Balance Between Work & Family, The High Calling, October 2011.

Palmer Chinchen: God Can’t Sleep, Urban Faith, October 2011.

Rick Perry’s Pastor Problem, Urban Faith, October 2011.

Integrating Faith & Psychiatry, Part 5: Narcissism & Relationships, The High Calling, October 2011.

A.R. Bernard: Sanctifying Customer Service, Urban Faith, October 2011.

Tom Davis: ‘A Legacy of Madness’, NJ Shore Patch, October 2011; republished at The Huffington Post, December 2011.

Integrating Faith & Pschiatry, Part 4: Faith & the Self, The High Calling, October 2011.

Integrating Faith & Psychiatry, Part 3: Narcissism, The High Calling, September 2011.

Mari White Presents the Newsboys, Urban Faith, September 2011.

Black Churches Buck Trends, Urban Faith, September 2011.

“Machine Gun Preacher” Poses tough Questions, Urban Faith, reprinted at The Huffington Post,  September 2011.

Integrating Faith & Psychiatry, Part 3: Narcissism, The High Calling, September 2011.

Integrating Faith & Psychiatry, Part 2: Scriptural Principles for Growing Healthy Children, The High Calling, September 2011.

9/11 Lessons in Civil Religion, NJ Shore Patch, September 2011.

Jesus, Bombs, & Ice Cream, Exploring Intersections, September 2011.

How Did 9/11 Change Urban Ministry? Urban Faith, September 2011.
Jersey Shore Faith to Commemorate 9/11, NJ Shore Patch, September 2011.

Listening to 9/11 Stories, NJ Shore Patch, September 2011.

Allan Josephson: Integrating Faith & Psychiatry, Part 1, The High Calling, September 2011.
Denominations Pursuing Diversity, Urban Faith, August 2011.

Rationing and the NICU: An Interview with Catholic Ethicist Charles C. Camosy, The Huffington Post, August 2011.

Adoption Is Not a ‘Ministry,’ Urban Faith, August 2011.

Serving God in the Family “Business”: A Candid Interview with William Franklin Graham IV, The High Calling, August 2011.

Cross-Country Bike Ride to End in Toms River Brings Light to Brain Injury, Toms River Patch, August 2011.

Only a Number Takes Top Prize at Jersey Shore Film Festival, NJ Shore Patch, August 2011.

‘There’s a Purpose Behind the Funny’, Urban Faith, August 2011.

Faith at Work, Part 7: Putting It All Together, The High Calling, August 2011.

Who’s at Fault in the Debt Ceiling Debate? NJ Shore Patch, August 2011.

Balancing the Budget Debate, Urban Faith, August 2011; republished at The Huffington Post, August 2011.

Faith at Work, Part 6: Expressing Spiritual Values, The High Calling, August 2011.

The Debt Ceiling as Social Justice, Urban Faith, July 2011.

Doing Unto Islam as We Would Have Done to Christianity, NJ Shore Patch, July 2011.

Hugs and Hospitality at Wright Memorial Church, Barnegat Patch, July 2011.

Faith at Work, Part 5: Drawing Enrichment from Deep Wells, The High Calling, July 2011.

Black-on-Black Politics, Urban Faith, July 2011.

Exuberant Hospitality at First Baptist Church, NJ Shore Patch, July 2011.

Faith at Work, Part 4: Turning Corporate Leadership Upside Down, The High Calling, July 2011.

Celebrating the King James Bible, NJ Shore Patch, July 2011.

Faith at Work, Part 3: Uncompromising Ethics, The High Calling, July 2011.

Authentic Voices, Urban Faith, July 2011.

A Pilgrim Message for a Patriotic Weekend at First Presbyterian Church, NJ Shore Patch, July 2011.

Out in Greenwich Village, Urban Faith, July 2011.

Michael Tait: Living Integration, Urban Faith, June 2011; republished at The Huffington Post, August 2011.

Muslims Brave Violent Storm to Attend Friday Prayers, NJ Shore Patch, June 2011.

Faith at Work, Part 2: Avodah and the Faith at Work Movement, The High Calling, June 2011.

Taking Hip-Hop Higher, Urban Faith, June 2011.

Playing Obama, Urban Faith, June 2011.

A Southern Baptist Breakthrough, Urban Faith, June 2011.

Graham’s Diversity Push Lives On, Urban Faith, June 2011.

Faith at Work, Part 1: Personal Journey Becomes Professional for David W. Miller, The High Calling, June 2011.

Family Recipe & Entrepreneur Program Help Baker Bounce Back after Lay Off, NJ Shore Patch, June 2011.

More God, Less Crime? Urban Faith, June 2011.

Compromise Keeps Neptune Graduation at Great Auditorium, Manasquan Patch, June 2011.

Globetrotting toward a Spiritual Center and a Shared Sense of Humanity, NJ Shore Patch, June 2011.

Wisdom from the Beach Moms, NJ Shore Patch, June 2011.

Bayside Chapel: Pursuing a Simple Mission, Barnegat Patch, June 2011.

Chariot Riders Go for the Win at Spring Horse Show, Manchester-NJ Patch, May 2011.

What Have We Learned? Missional Theology in Practice, The High Calling, May 2011.

Ginger Ice Cream Spices Up Dessert Wars for the Win, Long Branch Patch, May 2011.

Thousands Attend Jersey Shore Will Graham Celebration, NJ Shore Patch, May 2011.

I’ve Already Been Left Behind and Life Is Good, The Huffington Post, May 2011.

What Does the Missional Church Look Like? The High Calling, May 2011.

Will Graham on Preaching, Public Statements, & His Famous Family, Manasquan Patch, featured at The Huffington Post, May 2011.

Memorial Hockey Game to Benefit Family of Late School Employee, Lacey Patch, May 2011.

May 21 Doomsday Message Is Doomed Say Local Clergy, NJ Shore Patch, May 2011.

Christian Music, Divorce & Triathlons: An Interview with Big Tent Revival’s Spence Smith, The Huffington Post, May 2011.

Worshiping in Silence at Barnegat Friends Meeting House, Barnegat Patch, May 2011.

Relay for Life to Be Held Saturday at Veteran’s Park in Berkeley, May 2011.

Revisiting Islamophobia after bin Laden’s Death, NJ Shore Patch, May 2011.

What Does It Mean to Live Out Vocational Calling? The High Calling, May 2011.

Chariot Riders Hosting Spring Horse Show May 22, Manchester-NJ Patch, May 2011.

Is It Right or Wrong to Celebrate the Death of Osama bin Laden? NJ Shore Patch, May 2011.

What Does It Mean to Walk Worthily? The High Calling, May 2011.

Avenue Takes Top Prize at Chef’s Challenge, Long Branch Patch, April 2011.

High School Social Studies Classes Confront Islamophobia, Lacey Patch, April 2011.

A Year of Plenty: On the Failures of Lent and the Bounty of Spring, NJ Shore Patch, April 2011.

Survey Will Determine Future of Community Education, Lacey Patch, April 2011.

What Is Scripture for? An Architect Wrestles with His Calling, The High Calling, April 2011.

Brookville Community Church Celebrates Easter, Barnegat Patch, April 2011.

Local Businesses Gear Up for Spring, Manchester-NJ Patch,  April 2011.

Eating in South Jersey Is Better Than They Thought, Lacey Patch, April 2011.

Retreating into a Sense of Calling, NJ Shore Patch, April 2011.

What Does It Mean to Live a Missional Life? The High Calling, April 2011.

Evil Through the Eye of the Lens, NJ Shore Patch, April 2011.

Grieving a Suicide, NJ Shore Patch, April 2011.

Will Ice Cream and Prizes Draw Parents to Important PTA Meeting? Manchester-NJ Patch, April 2011.

Q&A: Will Graham on Preaching Hell and Why He Doesn’t Believe in Mass Evangelism, Christianity Today, April 2011.

Little Jimmy: Big Talent, Lots of Love, NJ Shore Patch, April 2011.

Clarence Clemons Asks: Who Do I Think I am? Manasquan Patch, April 2011.

Molecular Mixology Takes Martini Prize, Manasquan Patch, April 2011.

Parents of Southern Ocean County Explore the Adolescent Brain, Lacey Patch, April 2011.

Manchester PBA Hitting the Green to Support Children’s Specialized Hospital, Manchester NJ Patch, April 2011.

Lanoka Harbor School ‘Hearts’ Ocean of Love, Lacey Patch, March 2011.

What Makes Those Roller Girls Skate? NJ Shore Patch, March 2011.

Lessons from Elite Leaders: What Have We Learned? The High Calling, March 2011.

Out of the Darkness and Into the Light for Suicide Prevention, NJ Shore Patch, March 2011.

How I Learned to Love a Show about Mormon Polygamy, Her.meneutics, March 2011.

The Catholic Community of Saint Joseph’s Celebrates Its Patron Saint, Toms River Patch, March 2011.

Iron Chef Got Her Start as “Girl Next Door” at Lacey Township High School, Lacey Patch, March 2011.

One Church Said Yes to Perinatal Wellness, NJ Shore Patch, March 2011.

When Tragedies Are too Big to Absorb, How Do We Find and Give Comfort? The Huffington Post, March 2011.

Lessons from Elite Leaders: A Theology of Power for the Workplace, The High Calling, March 2011.

Assaulted Woman to Be Kept Alive, India Court Rules, Her.meneutics, March 2011.

Matthew C. Blum, 32, Forked River, Lacey Patch, March 2011.

Forked River Elementary School Media Center Gets a Makeover, Lacey Patch, March 2011.

A Lenten History Lesson, NJ Shore Patch, March 2011.

Lessons from Elite Leaders: Speaking in Different Registers at Work, The High Calling, March 2011.

Salvatore Nick Obituary, NJ Shore Patch, March 2011.

Jersey Shore Churches Preparing for a Celebration, NJ Shore Patch, March 2011.

Lessons from Elite Leaders: Faith Postures in the Workplace, The High Calling, February 2011.

Race to Economic Recovery Goes to the Tortoise, NJ Shore Patch, February 2011.

Live Action, Planned Parenthood, and a Year of Change, Her.meneutics, February 2011.

A Religious Treasure Trove at Princeton University, Monmouth Shore Patch, February 2011.

Who Gets the Money? Urban Faith, February 2011. Reprinted at The Huffington Post, April 2011.

Lessons from Elite Leaders: Bearing Witness at Work through Generosity, The High Calling, February 2011.

Training Elite Athletes with a Jersey Shore Ethos, Monmouth Shore Patch, February 2011.

A Subtle Misunderstanding In Suicide Prevention: The Relationship Between Sexuality and Religion, The Huffington Post, February 2011.

Lessons from Elite Leaders: Mentors, Money, and Personal Development, The High Calling, February 2011.

A Little School Inspires a Lot of Reading, Big Time Results, Monmouth Shore Patch, February 2011.

Lessons from Elite Leaders: Limits, Accountability, & Marriage, The High Calling, February 2011.

Deceit and Hidden Cameras in the Abortion Debate, The Huffington Post, February 2011.

Seeing ‘The Invisible’, Urban Faith, February 2011.

I’m a Child of Urban Ministry, Literally and Spiritually, reprinted from Urban Faith at The Huffington Post, January 2011.

The Untold Story of Donor-Conceived Children, Her.meneutics, January 2011.

Education in Color, reprinted from Urban Faith at The Huffington Post, January 2011.

Connoiesseur for Christ: Roberta Green Ahmanson, Christianity Today, January 2011.

The High Calling of Journalism: A Candid Interview with Philip Yancey, The High Calling, January 2011.

Finding Comfort Where None Is To Be Found, The Huffington Post, January 2011.

A Tarnished Silver Anniversary, Her.meneutics, January 2011.

2010

Prosperity Gospel: Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide or What?, The Huffington Post, November 2010.

The Great Chinese Orphan Rescuer, Her.meneutics, November 2010.

The Abortion Debate: Open Hearts, Open Minds and Tragedy As a Fair Minded Word, The Huffington Post, November 2010.

The Politics of Hunger, Urban Faith, October 2010; reprinted with permission, The Huffington Post, November 2010.

Flashes of Light in the Darkest Depths: The Faith and Life of Blind Photographer Pete Eckert, The Huffington Post, October 2010.

How Far Should Forgiveness Go? Christianity Today, October 2010.

Domestic Abuse: Coming to a Church Near You, Her.meneutics, October 2010.

On the Bridge: A Conversation between a Pro-Lifer and an Embryonic Stem Cell Researcher, The Huffington Post, October 2010.

The Unfunny Side of Modern Feminism, Her.meneutics, October 2010.

Pressing Past the Heartbreak, Urban Faith; reprinted with permission, The Huffington Post, September 2010; revised and reprinted at NJ Shore Patch, June 2011.

Leaving the Circus for the Jersey Shore and Finding a More Nourishing Faith, The Huffington Post, August 2010.

I’m a Child of Urban Ministry, Urban Faith, June 2010.

No Right To Rest for Weary Anglicans, Her.meneutics, May 2010.

The Laborers Wages Are Few, Urban Faith, May 2010.

Eating Problems for Breakfast: An Interview with Kay Cole James, The High Calling, May 2010.

Art That Reveals Our Need for Grace, Her.meneutics, April 2010.

From Unemployment to Over-Employment: A Means of Healing & Grace, The High Calling, April 2010.

The Art of Ministry, Urban Faith, March 2010.

Saving the Life of a Shaken Baby, Her.meneutics, February 2010.

Introverts for Jesus, Unite!, Christianity Today, January 2010.

Do Your Best and People Will Notice: An Interview with Erik Fyrwald, CEO of Nalco, Part 1 & Part 2, The High Calling, January 2010.

2009

Dave Ramsey, Megan McArdle, and Jesus, Her.meneutics, December 2009.

Where Passion and Purpose Align: An Interview with Judge Hatchett, The High Calling, December 2009.

Penny Pinching as a Christian Virtue? Her.meneutics, October 2009.

My Son’s Suicide Strengthened [Transformed] My Faith, Double X, October 2009.

Letterman’s Confession and Apologies, Exploring Intersections, October 2009.

This Is Your Brain on Evangelicalism, Her.meneutics, October 2009.

Does Religiosity Encourage Teen Pregnancy, Her.meneutics, September 2009.

The Case for Male Circumcision, Her.meneutics, September 2009.

Running in the Shadow of 9/11, Her.meneutics, August 2009.

So, How Are those Summer Reading Lists Coming? Her.meneutics, August 2009.

Corrupt Clergy and Forgiveness, Her.meneutics, July 2009.

The Grass Withers, But the Relationships Don’t, The High Calling, July, 2009.

Cohabiting Couples on the Rise, Her.meneutics, July 2009.

Sara Palin: Andrew Sullivan’s Punching Bag, Her.meneutics, July 2009.

Building Boats to the Glory of God:Interview with Bill Yeargin, CEO of Correct Craft, The High Calling, June 2009.

Neda: More Than Her Death, Her.meneutics, June 2009.

The Downside of Hooking Up, Her.meneutics, June 2009.

Education in Color, UrbanFaith; reprinted at Sojo.net, June 2009.

Beauty By Any Means Necessary, Exploring Intersections and shortened version at Her.meneutics, June 2009.

Nutrition for Nascent Human Life, Her.meneutics, May 2009.

An Apologetic for Ink, Her.meneutics, April 2009.

In the Valley of the Shadow of Suicide, Christianity Today, April 2009, with prevention sidebar.

Poverty is on the Agenda, Urban Faith; reprinted at Sojo.net, April 2009: report on Mobilization to End Poverty.

Dechipering a Religion Journalist’s Deconversion, Her.meneutics, April 2009: Review of William Lobdell’s Losing My Religion.

Faith Without Work, The High Calling, April 2009.

The Fragility of Truth and Other Inescapable Facts: report on Princeton University Project on Fragility lecture, Exploring Intersections, February 2009.

2008

SomeThoughts on Substance @ Saddleback, Goodnight Saddleback, Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency 5pm, Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency 2 pm: reports on Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency, Exploring Intersections,  August 2008.

Cheers to hESCs at CHOC, Winding Down, Monday Notes on hESCs, Friday Fun with Religion, Science and the Press, hESCs at CHOC 2, hESCs at CHOC: reports on NIH stem cell training course, Exploring Intersections, March 2008.

National Pastors Convention Wrap Up, National Pastors Convention Days 2-3, National Pastors Convention Day 1, Exploring Intersections, February 2008.

PTSD/PTG: Two Sides of a Coin, Exploring Intersections, February 2008.

Religious Considerations and Democratic Pluralism, report on a lecture by University of Notre Dame philosopher Robert Audi, Exploring Intersections, January 2008.

The Science of Contemplation, report on a lecture by B. Allen Wallace, Exploring Intersections, January 2008.

2007

Atmospherics, overview of the American Academy of Religion annual meeting, Exploring Intersections, November 2007.

Emerging/Emergent San Diego, report from the Tony Jones, Scot McKnight, Diana Butler Bass seminar at the Amercian Academy of Religion annual meeting, Exploring Intersections, November 2007.

The Covenant with Black America, notes from the Tavis Smiley seminar at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting, Exploring Intersections, November 2007.

Living in a Secular Age, report from the Charles Taylor seminar at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting, Exploring Intersections, November 2007.

God in Public, report from N.T. Wright’s lecture at the American Academy of Religion annual meeting, Exporing Intersections, November 2007.

Spirituality and Suicide Prevention, notes from a UC Irvine Psychiatry and Spirituality Forum lecture by Aaron Kheriaty, M.D., Exploring Intersections, November 2007.

Pigtail Ordinances at Doheny, report on Michael Olivas’ lecture in the USC series, “Opportunities and Challenges of Immigrant Integration,” Exploring Intersections, November 2007.

Cyber Self-Portraits, Exploring Intersections, October 2007

Public Diplomacy, report on USC Annenberg Lecture with James Kelman, senior public diplomacy advisor for the State Department’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Exploring Intersections, October 2007.

Underreported Obstacles to and Issues with Potential HESC Therapies, Exploring Intersections, August 2007

Sorrow, But no RegretsChristianity Today, July 2007 [nominated, 2008 Evangelical Press Association award, “Devotional” category.]

2006

A Divine ConspiratorChristianity Today, September 2006

Kate and Me on Immigration, Orange County Register, April 2006

A Delicate HospitalityChristianity Today, March 2006

2005

Olga Robertson: Setting Prisoners Free Through ChristCalvary Chapel Magazine, Fall 2005

Ethics Interrupted, Christianity Today, October 2005 [First prize winner, 2006 Evangelical Press Association “Cause of the Year: Sanctity of Life” award.]

See No Evil, Christianity Today, January 2005

2004

CC South Bay, Calvary Chapel Magazine, Fall 2004

CC Auckland, New Zealand, Calvary Chapel Magazine, Spring 2004

CC San Jose … A Spiritual Oasis, Calvary Chapel Magazine, Spring 2004

A Laughing Child in Exchange for Sin, Christianity Today, February 2004 [reprinted in Opposing Viewpoints: Religion and Sexuality, Gale Cenage Learning, 2007.]

2003

Inductive Bible Study, Calvary Chapel Magazine, Summer 2003

Missing the Rupture, Christianity Today, May 2003

Anchored Deep in the Heart of Worship, Calvary Chapel Magazine, Winter 2003

2002

The Little School in the Living Room Grows Up, Christianity Today, September 2002

Outlets that have interviewed me

Articles of mine that have been included in anthologies

Books that bear my professional mark

 Professional affiliations

Education

  • General Assembly, Visual Design Certificate, 2015
  • Brookdale Community College, Webmaster program, 2012-2013
  • Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, summa cum laude B.A. in Journalism and Media Studies (with Life Sciences emphasis), 1997
  • Eastern Mennonite University, Visual Art and Design major (with Life Sciences emphasis), 1982-1984