Dear Joseph, I'm worried about you. I wouldn't be your friend if I didn't try to speak some truth to you. Please don't get me wrong--I was all for this…
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The Advent of Amazing
He scattered stars to the outer regions of infinity. He separated the dry land from sea. This great God created each cell as intricate, alive and dynamic as a tiny city. The One…

A View from the Manger
Beloved, Look closer into the manger. I so long for you to look into My eyes. There was a time you saw Me as Someone who tolerated you and all…

We are Here Because They Were There
James Frazee was a 90-year-old man in our church. He stood out to me primarily because he was the oldest man in our contemporary service. Not that electric guitars or…

7 Reminders during Grief
Throughout Dad's illness and death, I knew one thing. I would learn. God has given me the gift of experience. Yes, gift. C.S. Lewis said it perfectly: “Experience: that most…

Prayer is Releasing
In every line of the Lord's Prayer, there's a common thread. It's releasing. We scan through the words and notice that the Lord's Prayer is radically different from the modern mantras…

3 things I learned at Louisiana College
Recently I was asked to share about my time at LC. This invitation allowed me to reflect on how this school, from 1981-1985, changed the way I looked at the…
Cycling — Walking Them Home
https://player.vimeo.com/video/231374371 Dad: Do you have the car? Are we going home? Me: No, we can’t go home. You’re in the hospital. Dad: Oh. When are we going to go? Me:…

A Prayer of Collective Repentance
Lord, have mercy upon us. We have shouted more than we have listened. We have looked through rage and defiance and have brutalized our brothers and sisters. We have forgotten…

When Jesus is in the House
Just another time to worship... Then, suddenly, something happens. Flecks of the ceiling are falling on the teacher's shoulder. The flecks turn into chunks and out of a gaping hole…