NO SHAME IN HIS GAME

NO SHAME IN HIS GAME

  Every summer, I pick a book for my son and me to read together. This year, we read The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller.  My 15-year-old and I were talking about it today…and he said,  “He wasn’t ashamed of his son.”  (Beautiful observation.)  His son had...
When You Don’t Know What to Do

When You Don’t Know What to Do

    Years ago, our family took a trip to London. It was a surreal week of exploring old castles, riding the “tube,” and driving on the wrong side of the road (look kids, Big Ben!). We visited Stonehenge, toured Oxford, and even had lunch at The Eagle and...
Living Spiritually Awake

Living Spiritually Awake

  I used to love Frank Peretti books. If you don’t know that name, he was the Stephen King of the Christian world in the late 80s and 90s. This Present Darkness, Piercing the Darkness, The Oath—Peretti basically wrote spiritual horror novels (or at least that’s...
When Life Feels Like a Country Song

When Life Feels Like a Country Song

Have you ever gone through a rough season? Work challenges, family struggles, health issues, an unshakable sense of melancholy or despair?   Dumb question, right? I think I’ve just described the human experience. Why do you think so many people love country music?...
Forgiven Forgivers

Forgiven Forgivers

  I just got back from 9 days in Southeast Asia with an incredible group of pastors and businessmen. We spent time visiting with global workers from the region, deepening our understanding of missiology with AGWM Executive Director John Easter, and just...
The Over Acheivers

The Over Acheivers

  I recently had a conversation with a close friend. Most people know him as a pastor, but he answers to several other titles: entrepreneur, achiever, builder, driver…you get the picture.  He said something that stopped me:  “I don’t know how to drive and be...