PASTORAL MINISTRY How I Use Commentaries for My Sermon Preparation October 26, 2017 0 Comment I work with two talented pastors who often come to me with their exegesis when they are preparing to preach. …
FAMILY Why I Spend Time with My Children Every Night Before Bed October 25, 2017 0 Comment “Man, I’m proud of you!” I whispered. “Sometimes you blow my mind.” “Why?” “Because there are times you are just …
FAMILY We Are Not the Only Ones Who Wait October 23, 2017 0 Comment A few years ago, my mother sent my boys an Advent calendar. It depicted a brightly colored winter tableau with …
THEOLOGY 5 Reasons to Preach the Lectionary October 19, 2017 3 Comments We are a people who love rhythm. We all have particular rhythms that govern our lives. We have large, macro-rhythms …
PASTORAL MINISTRY Mentoring Through Solidarity October 16, 2017 0 Comment Perpetua, a Christian noblewoman in the third century, was punished for her faith by being sentenced to death in the …
THEOLOGY The Transformational Message That Unites Us April 16, 2019 0 Comment The following in an excerpt from the introduction of The Foundry’s new release, Why Holiness? A couple of years ago …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Lent: The Restoring Fire April 18, 2019 0 Comment As humans, we have a complicated relationship with fire. On the one hand, fire is responsible for allowing humanity to …
FAMILY When Screen Time Becomes An Escape April 23, 2019 0 Comment Every school day, around 3:30 p.m., I start the rundown. The house gets a quick tidy. I set out graham …
PASTORAL MINISTRY Every Preacher’s Job, Every Preacher’s Dream April 29, 2019 0 Comment For all their hard-headedness and miserable failures, the people of Israel whom Moses was called to lead did get a …
THEOLOGY Why “Why Holiness?” May 13, 2019 0 Comment I just concluded my latest membership class, and it was the largest and most diverse membership class I’ve led yet! …
