What I learned from the worst prison in Mexico
By Brian Bakke My dear Mexican pastor friend Emilio Beltran (who has lived in the most notorious prison in Mexico for the past 6 years) handed me two Mustard Seed Foundation grant applications while...
A Different Take on Ecumenism and Racial Unity
by Alexei Laushkin It is a hard task to cultivate ears and eyes and especially hearts that are open to different expressions of Christianity. Most of the cultural momentum in the Christian church worldwide...
Thoughts from Good Friday
by Alexei Laushkin For those of us who celebrated a Good Friday service with some liturgy there was something that caught my attention in the Prayers of the People. We prayed for two things:...
Christianity, Grief, and Deep Suffering
February 18 2016 by Alexei Laushkin There is one unifying problem that theologically conservative Christians in just about every culture struggle with: how to deal with grief, pain, and suffering. It’s odd for a...
Worship in a Secular Age, Schmemann on Time
February 12 2016 by Alexei Laushkin Alexander Schmemann has an excellent essay on the nature of secularism titled “Worship in a Secular Age” (click here to read). Well worth the read, when a lot...
Faith, Beauty, and the Arts
December 30 2015 by Alexei Laushkin What should Christians say about the intersection of faith, beauty, and art? This week I came across something from a few years ago by Makoto Fujimura (currently at...
Trump, Plato, Advent and Doubting Thomas
December 9 2015 by Alexei Laushkin This was an ugly week on the Presidential campaign trail. As a conservative it’s not my habit to call out a GOP candidate this early in an election,...
Thanksgiving in the Midst of Suffering
November 3 2015 by Alexei Laushkin So, what about Thanksgiving in the midst of suffering? That’s something I’m reflecting on and how Christian worship guides us into a type of lament that leads to...
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