The NY Times had a great little read recently called, “Ditch Your Laptop – Dump your Boyfriend” filled with good, practical advice on how...

And there are lots of other ideas as well, tens of thousands of “medium ideas” that have been shaping forces in still significant ways: ...

It’s a diverse world out there.  Gloriously diverse.  Within the walls of the church, however, it’s a different story.  I scroll through...

Daniel and Esther are two personalities in Israel’s history who understood that they will gladly serve the king, and work for the good of...

thought provoking piece about why Millenials are leaving the church.  She writes about how frustrating it is for her to give talks on...

1. Nobody would be able to predict the date of Christ’s establishment of the fulness of His kingdom. 2. Jesus’ departure would pave the...

Vegetarian Myth (a favorite book of mine) takes pretty much the opposite approach. Back in the day, low fat was all the rage. Now it’s...

trying to do everything everyone wants is killing us Two books found their way into my world this spring, and their convergence has...

While on the surface, they appear to be two wildly different worlds, they came together this morning in my quiet moments in the backyard....

The book, as many of you already know, is called The Colors of Hope.  You can read a free chapter here.  You can join a Facebook...

In my readings for the upcoming symposium of faith and science that I’m attending, I’ve discovered that the deeper one goes down the...

I’ve always had friends who are “into” Biblical prophecy and finding the dates of Christ’s return.  In the ’70s, I saw charts and graphs...

To live faithfully is to live 'fully present in this world' Last night I was privileged to participate in a panel discussion about the...

“Behold, I make all things new.” -Jesus the Christ Do you remember (either the book or the movie) in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe,...

sometimes the water just sits there “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the...

He turned and faced me directly: “Have you been baptized with the Holy Spirit, and given evidence of that by speaking in tongues?”...

almost every weekend. I could become a conference junkie: Atlanta, San Diego, Nashville, Grand Rapids, Chicago, San Diego again – always...

Good morning God… I’m back in Seattle. I remember being in the thick of my time there – tired, hungry, annoyed by sweat and bugs and the...

We encountered so much in the previous 8 days that it seems like a lifetime ago when last I was in Seattle.  Before we leave, I wanted to...