Friends, I have been really amazed at the response to The Corners! But there is a limit to the meaningful connections that can be made via comment threads on a newsletter/blog.

And I really want to set a bigger table for us.

But where?

Here's the thought: I want to build our own private, social network called The Chapel—where we can meet each other, pray together, develop relationships, have great conversations, and most importantly get me out of the way of a helpful community being formed. (And all without a tech-giant selling our information or interrupting us with obnoxious ads.)

As we learned in The Social Dilemma documentary (https://www.thesocialdilemma.com) — If you're not paying for a product, you *ARE* the product. Facebook groups are great for connecting folks, but the platform is "free" because they use it to sell our attention and data to the highest bidder. In protest of that model, The Chapel will be funded through subscriptions—but as always—If a paid membership isn't right for you, I’ll happily give you free access. Really. Totally free for anyone in need. You are wanted here, no matter what.

The Corners will continue to be for my writing, but The Chapel is being born for connection and interaction.

I hope that you'll help me create a community of spiritual misfits who share a common love of grace, snark, compassion, mercy, pop-culture, and of course - God.

There is no need for us all to believe in the same things, except grace . . . we insist on grace for ourselves and others. Grace is so counter-cultural right now. If people are looking for places to one-up each other in piety or woke-ness or outrage, there are SO MANY places on the internet available for that. But this is not going to be one of them.

We're inviting you to help us make this idea better, so please let us know what you think!