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I recently overheard a conversation between two relative strangers: a middle-aged, mothering woman was asking a scrappy-headed and pockmark-faced young man in...
After a brief explanation, I prayed out loud, in the middle of a crowded restaurant, with complete strangers.
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I've spent quite a bit of my life as a pastor interacting with younger people. Like most...
According to Ephesians 1:11, you exist for the praise of God's glory.
The work in Haiti is difficult. Nearly three years after the earthquake, the magnitude of the need remains overwhelming. Staggering, even. Chris Marlow is the first to admit there are days it seems...
A few days ago, we began to consider how Ephesians 1:12 answers the question: Why do you exist? The succinct answer in this verse is: You exist for the praise of God's glory...
Our conversations these days are guarded. We’ve been trained not to offend, so we skirt around every hot button topic, often including matters of faith. Because to the person without any walk with...
Yesterday we talked about focusing on making the most of what’s right in front of us in our work. Paul follows up...
It’s a book about discipleship and it’s a thoughtful read. Hazardous: Committing to the Cost of Following Jesus asks the question: What does following Jesus look like today? Authors Ed Cyzewski and...
I have been a pastor since 1996 and for a large percentage of this time I only took off one day a...
My friend Tom was born with defective kidneys. Thus, on a fairly regular basis, he has to go in for a kidney test. The doctors want to see if his kidneys are functioning...
A few months ago, I spent an evening clearing out some old sports collectibles stashed away in a closet in my parents’...
“The center of God’s purpose is the Church,” Bill Hybels said. I was attending Willow Creek’s Leadership Summit as a seminary student...
I couldn't wait for the release of One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One...
Being a leader can be a little bit like being a pastor. It’s a fish bowl existence that we choose for ourselves, and we often don’t realize we’re swimming with sharks until it’s...
Someone tweeted a link, and, liking the title, I clicked. I found a fine writer and a gifted artist at Imperfect Prose...
Much of our time at work is spent trying to make a good impression. We are being paid, after all, to do a good job, and there’s no doubt that we are constantly...
The up-and-coming generation of believers has a deep-seated need to be authentic. They want their faith to have integrity across all aspects...
