A Welsh word, “hiraeth” means a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past.
Articles published in Essays
Articles, interviews and opinion pieces that reflect critically on the world.
The Limbic System and Christian Sanctification
The brain contains a variety of regions, which regulate conscious and subconscious actions, and the limbic system is particularly associated with the ethical and sinful aspects of our behavior.
Fostering Cultural Inclusivity in our Church Music
John MacInnis offers some historical perspective and practical ideas for how the power of music can foster cultural inclusivity in our church communities while keeping all our eyes where they belong—forever on Jesus.
Growing Trust
I don’t know what it is like to be you, but when I think of “trust” in my life, I first want to make some clarifications: Because I am human and live in a real and broken world, I have trusted people and regretted it. Yet, I have also withheld trust from those who didn’t deserve my withholding.
Vulnerability and Fauxnerability: Learning the Difference is Essential for a Leader
Vulnerability dares to let the mask down a bit, revealing a fuller story of oneself. And few of us in ministry dared this kind of deeply personal exposure back then.
Looking Overseas to Look at Home
When I think about mission in my context in Chicago, I think about the global South. Ideas from a missionary to India give shape to mission in my backyard.