The commonly told Christmas story tells us that Joseph and Mary came into a crowded Bethlehem.  Men and women were there from all over the Jewish world.  These crowds had traveled, like them, to register for the Roman census.  Because of the numbers of...

Jesus said “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” --John 14:27  There are two seasons taking place right now.  Both are filled, in part, by...

 Check out this great video about the Porpoise Driven Life.  A great comment on evangelical craziness.  If you are reading this as a note on facebook, may I recommend you visit www.ThomasMcKenzie.com for the full service version?

My buddy Andrew Peterson challenged those of us who write on the Rabbit Room to give him a list of our top three albums, books, and movies of the year.  This is how I responded.  How would you respond? I took this very seriously and made three rules...

When I’m upset about something, I can get into a bad headspace.  Instead of living in the moment, I get focused about worse case scenarios.  I can start to play these out in my head until all I see is a dark future.  Instead of being thankful for my...