What is Prayer?
I cannot claim to know everything about prayer, but I think too often we allow our understanding of what prayer is deter us from being a people of prayer. As I explore the nature of prayer, in...
View ArticleDeposing God in Marriage
Last night we had a lovely dinner with a younger couple we have been blessed to get to know. They are preparing to leave for Germany, as the husband is a pilot in the military. They too have spent...
View ArticleTransforming Grace
Oh the beautiful way God has with us – He is taking us from where we are into the very image of Jesus. No matter what we see today; no matter how dark things appear or even seem to disappear; God will...
View ArticleRaising Your Kids To Have Lasting Faith
My family was blessed this morning to have the opportunity of sharing God’s story in our lives. We were sharing in a Sunday School class of young married couples, and they have just begun a study about...
View ArticleCrags and Clay
While running I was listening to a Gungor song, and the lyric that captivated me was “All praises to the One who made it all and finds it beautiful.” As I imagined Jesus, coming to earth, I considered...
View ArticleThere’s No Place Like Home
This absolutely wrecks me (compels me to stop everything I am doing and simply worship the One who made me): 9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you obey my...
View ArticleNature Versus Nature and the Dangers of Too Much Debate
On my run this morning I was listening to a variety of Broadway show songs. The fourth song that popped up was “No One Mourns the Wicked” from Wicked. In the song Glinda, the good witch, after everyone...
View ArticleHow Are You? Busy? Why Is Rest Evasive?
Ask just about anyone how they are and they will answer one of two ways: “Fine,” or “Busy.” Busy. That has become the socially acceptable answer. In fact, I think most people would react very...
View ArticleGod is Good, All the Time
My oldest son, Tanner, and I are studying with a fellow believer and professional actor (Bruce Kuhn) to prepare an entire gospel (in our case, the Gospel of Mark), and present it by memory as though we...
View ArticlePursuing Truth and Loving Grace
This morning I stumbled across some blogs where people were writing about the dangers of Youth With A Mission (YWAM). It was hard to read because it is painful to see others’ pain and because I am a...
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