I am Elena — an essayist, teacher, and long-form thinker working from a small study in the north of England. This page is the long version of who I am and what I’m trying to do.
Tony serves as the Lead Pastor of Vineyard Life Church with campuses in Indianapolis and Plainfield, Indiana.
Tony has a background in business, launching United Energy and then franchising the company nationally. He holds graduate degrees in counseling and Biblical studies. He also serves as a chaplain for the Wayne Township (Indianapolis) Fire Department. Tony has been deployed by FEMA, DHS, Red Cross, and the State of Indiana’s Crisis Response Team to work with first responders and survivors of disasters.
He has also served as an Area Leader for Vineyard Churches.
Tony is passionate about equipping people to find and fulfill their place in God’s Kingdom.
To pay attention is to love. Every essay begins with looking closely.
Good work resists hurry. I write slowly and revise slower still.
Knowledge is meant to be shared, plainly and without pretense.
The truest sentence is almost always the most useful one.
The soul is patient. It will not be rushed into the shapes we want.
The truest sentence is almost always the most useful one.
