Jonathan DeatherageJan 16, 20195 minA Seat at the Table of Divine FellowshipHow do we explain the Trinity? Is it like an apple? Like water vapor? Like three parts of one egg — shell, white, and yoke? Or is the...
Jonathan DeatherageJan 5, 20195 minReconsidering JoyAll my life I’ve grown up under the evangelical auspice that joy is one of two things: 1) Jesus-Others-You, or 2) A sensation deeper and...
Jonathan DeatherageJan 2, 20193 minIt would have been enough (dayenu)Almost two decades ago I attended a Passover Seder as a way to prepare for Good Friday. I’ll never forget the moment at which everyone...
Jonathan DeatherageDec 31, 20184 minFather Blessing“I believe that fatherhood is indeed at the core of the universe.”[1] I read that statement this summer, and it stuck with me. The...
Jonathan DeatherageDec 30, 20183 minWhen your soul is hungryDo you ever have days where you just feel empty inside? It’s that unsettled feeling that makes us grumpy, irritable, moody, critical, and...
Jonathan DeatherageDec 29, 20184 minWhen we say 'no'Last night, after several lead-up conversations with my kids, I finally dropped the “f-bomb” with them. It was time — I used the f-word...
