Vanity? In me?
Sometimes God throws a curveball designed to strike you out. To put it another way, sometimes God allows things to happen that expose...
Read MoreDitching destructive expectations
You may have noticed that I’ve been blogging less the past two or three weeks. That’s deliberate. I’ve purposefully...
Read MoreWho am I?
When I’m in the pulpit, I’m the respected preacher people come to learn from. When I’m in the Toyota dealership for a car...
Read MoreParenting through the Facebook era
My oldest two kids (ages 12 and 15) are on Facebook. Why have I let them use it? Two reasons: 1. Youth Group at our church. Our Youth...
Read MoreA dead monkey and shooting your own pony
I found a dead monkey in the church parking lot this morning. Poor little blighter was just lying there, flat as a pancake, eyes vacant,...
Read MoreHappy tweak week!
If I move this stuff along the garage wall, I can hang the ladder here instead of behind the van so it’s easier to get to when we...
Read MoreThe curse of knowledge
In their landmark book “Made To Stick” Chip and Dan Heath unpack what they call “the curse of knowledge.”...
Read MoreSacred tension: finding life between the extremes
The longer I walk with Jesus, the more I believe that good, sound theology holds many seemingly contradictory truths in tension. The poster...
Read MoreWhat’s on the dashboard of your heart?
Every day when I arrive at work, I take some time to get my bearings at my desk. My physical desktop and bulletin board are plastered with...
Read MoreWinning the blame game
Last week Shauna and I sat through a delightful set of parent/teacher interviews at our kids’ school. Yes, delightful. In the middle...
Read MoreDissecting my anger
Yesterday I got mad. Actually, that’s not quite right. “Getting” mad makes me think of pianos crashing to a sidewalk,...
Read MorePerspective on Halo, life, and other things
My youngest son, Joel (ten years old), grounded out yesterday. I found him holed up in the basement gunning down grunts on Halo reach....
Read MoreWho am I? Please, not Whopper #2
When people get to know you are you the person they met, or someone far different… maybe even less? When people come to your church...
Read MoreAre you ready for your New Year’s Resolution?
“Celebrate New Year’s when you want to, and as often as you choose. They’re your resolutions, not ours.” So says a...
Read MoreWhy most accountability groups fall short, and how your next one doesn’t have to
In the new year, armed with resolutions aplenty, many Christians will begin meeting with an accountability group. The theory is sound: Meet...
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