Christmas & God’s Forever Family Part Two

LIFE

In Part One, we met Robert, Eddie and David. Three strangers who discovered, to their utter...
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Christmas & God’s Forever Family Part One

LIFE

Recently I read a story about Robert, a guy who went to college in upstate New York. During his Week One on campus, people kept greeting...
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Resilience Booster: Jesus is For You

LIFE, UNCATEGORIZED

Another doctor’s appointment. Another setback at work. Another conflict in your church. The struggles Christians face can feel...
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Resilience Booster: Jesus Went Ahead of Us

LIFE

Pitch a rock in any direction right now and it will drop on someone who feels overwhelmed. I hardly...
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Resources on Grieving

LIFE, UNCATEGORIZED • One Comment

Some of you know we lost our youngest daughter last Fall. On most days, quite uninvited, grief stops in for a visit. I finally understand...
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Random Reflections on Parenting a Toddler from a 62-Year-Old Practitioner

FAMILY

I turned 62 this summer. Kimm and I also celebrated our 40th anniversary. Our oldest child is 35 years old, followed by another daughter...
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Where is God When My Soul Feels Empty?

LIFE

Empty. Is that you today? Maybe it was last week or last month. You’ll know because it feels...
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Where Mercy and Justice Meet

LIFE

We’ve all seen it. Two believers squaring off to contend for their position or politics. The forum might be Twitter, a small group, a...
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Our Church Wants a Plurality of Elders, But We Don’t Know Where to Start

MINISTRY • One Comment

“A thrilling frenzy of restless exhilaration!” That’s how John described his life as a church planter. Living Faith Community, the...
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Talented Pastors and the Plurality Principle

MINISTRY

Apple employees coined the term “reality distortion field” to describe Steve Jobs’s ability...
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