Merry Christmas, friends.

Per tradition, my favorites of the year.

My review of James K.A. Smith’s Awaiting the King.

The story of a partnership of friends, where the local community members emerge as the heroes.

Meeting him remains one of the most instructive experiences of my life.

Vulnerability is one way of describing families who lack adequate shelter. But another word that describes them is resilience.

An appreciation of Frederick Buechner.

Frederick Buechner on the limits of rugged individualism.

My review of Kyle David Bennett’s Practices of Love.

This is a book by a Smart Person (and he knows it).

In which I praise Frederick Buechner but not his publisher.

Wendell Berry on the power of imagination.

A few words on a book-length conversation between Bono and Michka Assayas.

It’s really good, you guys.

One big thing I learned from Richard Mouw’s book against Christian snobbery.

Thoughts prompted by an open Bible at a Norwegian church in San Francisco.

No two communities are alike, which is why some 1MISSION houses look different from others.

Gary Kamiya on what makes cities great.

My review of Seeking Refuge, co-authored by Stephan Bauman, Matthew Soerens, and Dr. Issam Smeir.

Inconceivable as it may be, I didn’t care for Wallace Shawn’s book.