Trust… Confidential 6 May 20147 May 2014 Several years ago, my dad and I visited some very good friends who live in New York State, Glenn and Linda Jamison. At one point Glenn asked me about a…
Spiritual Formation… Truth Doesn’t Mean Much Without Trust 6 May 20146 May 2014 The past 24 hours has had a reoccurring theme: trust, or rather, the lack thereof. A daughter of mine is struggling with trust issues with her teachers at school, my…
Spiritual Formation… Lessons from Rats 5 May 20145 May 2014 Yesterday when I got home from work, my daughter Anna came to the door to meet me. She was in tears. Her pet rats, Dawn and Midnight, had both died.…
Church… The Key of Grace, Part 3 7 Apr 20147 Apr 2014 Grace is what makes the Body of Christ stand out and stand apart. It is the one fruit more than any other that testifies to the reality of the transforming…
Holiness… Love’s Love: Why is Holiness So Lovely? 25 Mar 2014 Yesterday we saw that Satan had completely misjudged the foundation of Job’s love for God. He was sure is was rooted in God’s blessings. But when God allowed Satan to…
What I've Been Learning What I’ve Been Learning in My 43rd Year 19 Feb 201419 Feb 2014 Today I turned 44. It has been a heck of a year. There have been many ups and downs, victories and defeats, challenges and triumphs. All that is to say…
Church… Homecoming 18 Feb 201418 Feb 2014 Yesterday Anna came home. It was so good to be together as a family again. She was so glad to be back, and we all felt the same. We had…
Discipleship… Train Up Your Child 1 Feb 20141 Feb 2014 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6, ESV). As a father to three girls,…
A Tale of Three Women… Follow Up, Part 3: Talking About Sin 30 Jan 201430 Jan 2014 In A Tale of Three Women, I submitted that Christians should live in such a way that Christ is seen as attractive to the broken, the lost, and the outcast.…
A Tale of Three Women… Follow Up, Part 1 28 Jan 201428 Jan 2014 One of the questions I have been asked in response to A Tale of Three Women, is how do you welcome a person into your church, home, or life who…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 