What Happened to the Epic Story I Was Going to Write?
I loved writing stories when I was a kid. Somewhere in my parents’ attic, there are probably decades-old blue-lined spiral notebooks filled with epic handwritten tales of knights and dragons, illustrated with my double-decker super-pack of 64 Crayola colored...
The Long Obedience
My childhood pastor, Tom Paino, just died at 101 years old. The passing of this spiritual giant has stirred some powerful memories in me. Just last year, Pastor Tom called and asked me to come over to his apartment for a visit. Pastor Tom was always bigger than...
There are Missionaries in our Business Schools
I recently spoke to a class of senior marketing students at Indiana Wesleyan University. The professor is a new friend and a member of one of The Stone Table’s church partners. He asked me to share about Business as Mission (BAM) as a way to open these...
God Will Most Definitely Give You More Than You Can Handle
There’s a self-soothing saying I’ve heard for most of my life: “God will never give you more than you can handle.” It’s a bit of psychological gamesmanship, a way of shoring up our courage when we are facing a difficult season – I can do...