Sep 28, 2017
“We are all broken and in need of God’s blessing. No one has it all together.” âRyan Casey Waller, Broken Last week, we ran Part 1 of Miriam McKenney’s recent interview with Broken author Ryan Casey Waller. (If you haven’t read it yet, you can do so here.) Today, we hear more about Ryan’s process and … Continue reading Ryan Casey Waller Interview: Part 2
Sep 27, 2017
Dear friends in Christ, As I travel across the church, I am blessed by many conversations with Forward Day by Day readers. Quite often, a reader will quote for me, from memory, one of two prayers. Regular readers will know that each issue of Forward Day by Day includes A Morning Resolve and For Today. They work well … Continue reading Forward Today: I will try this day
Sep 21, 2017
This new book is really good. Itâs different, and I think people are going to love it. Iâd heard the rumblings around the office a few months ago about one of our forthcoming books, Broken, by newly ordained priest Ryan Casey Waller. When it comes to books, especially good books, I like to wait until … Continue reading Ryan Casey Waller Interview: Part 1
Sep 20, 2017
In this week’s edition of our weekly Wednesday newsletter, Scott reflects on grace, writing that “the church isn’t a social club with membership tiers. The church is a grace factory where we never run out.” Dear friends in Christ, This coming Sunday, the lessons include the parable of the laborers in the vineyard. You probably … Continue reading Forward Today: The Gospel isn’t fair
Sep 13, 2017
In this week’s edition of our weekly Wednesday newsletter, Scott reflects on tomorrow’s Holy Cross Day, and his hope “that the Cross of Christ will be more than an abstraction for us.” Dear friends in Christ, Tomorrow, the church celebrates Holy Cross Day, a commemoration of events from the fourth century. It was on this … Continue reading Forward Today: Holy Cross, holy love
Sep 6, 2017
In this week’s edition of our weekly Wednesday newsletter, Scott considers what real discipleship entailsâand why it’s so essential. Dear friends in Christ, Sometimes in our churches, I think we forget our marching orders, the ones given to us by Jesus. It’s easy to become a Preservation Society or a Museum of Maintenance or a … Continue reading Forward Today: Discipleship Matters