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Of Many Voices Singing One Song

What kind of foolish do you want to be?

More and more people seem to keep asking me about our story of fostering. I remember being on the other side, wondering how tough it would be to...

Not every film about faith is worth seeing, but when faith is present in a film it both sparks conversations and is there because conversations are...

Why my daily quiet times are a non-negotiable priority: I have seen how that daily investment—a daily piece of Sabbath in the mundane and the...

The quickest way to a parent's heart is through their kids. There is no way around that. Just like when a momma bear gets aggressive because her...

Perhaps the storm you are facing right now is your chance to walk on water

Patience prevents rash judgment, and judgmentalism. It secures a plan. It is a beautiful paradox of being a non-action and yet a conscious exercise...

When God hits short-hops

Whenever I start to get discouraged about the future of the church, I remember a conversation I had a few years ago with evangelical theologian...

Faith convinces me it's worth it to believe again, risk again and yes, possibly ... fail again.

A few weeks ago I was speaking to a group of high school students at my house. In the middle of my time with them, my wife and kids got back home,...

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I can't count on two hands how many times I have set out to read through the Bible from beginning to end, yet somewhere in the first few weeks, I...

There's no "return line" for the choices we make, but in Christ there is enough grace to cover our past and propel us into a hopeful, good future