It was one year ago this week that I was on a solo trip hiking in Colorado and Wyoming. I’ve thought back to that time often over this last year. The sights, the sounds, the smells. It was beautiful. And though I often think how desperately I’d love to go back there more frequently, I know that’s not really a reality. I was blessed during that time to keep a journal. I’m not much of a consistent journaler, but I am so glad that I kept one. It was during this time last year th

I have sensed something for a few years now. I have seen it. I have shared that sensing with some others and they see it, too. I see it at White Oak. Our cultural climate has affirmed this as well. What is it? I have seen a lot of young people showing great curiosity for spiritual things...

In 2007 I boarded a plane along with other staff members of White Oak and flew to San Diego. Our purpose was to attend a multi-site church conference. That was a new concept and phrase which I had just been exposed to. We spent the week listening to church leaders from South Carolina, Chicago, and California talk about what it meant to be a multi-site church. Soon after, White Oak made the decision to...