It was Thursday night. It had been a long week of work so far and I was exhausted. Coming home to dinner, while a wonderful feeling on the one hand, seemed like a daunting task mentally as I tried to engage... Continue Reading →
So much power. So much control. So much influence. What has all three of these things? What can control how people act? What can influence how people respond? What seems to have an uncanny power over relationships? Words! They are... Continue Reading →
We had decided to run a half marathon together. My wife had never done much long distance running before, but she had a goal to finish that 13.1 mile race. I had been a runner in college, but had not... Continue Reading →
Our youth ministry just hosted a "You Asked for It" night at youth group last night. Over the course of the past month we had students submit questions they would like answered from a biblical perspective. There were multiple great... Continue Reading →
Discouragement. Disappointment. Depression. Despair. All emotional states we try to avoid, yet realities we all experience. Sometimes these states last longer than others. For some these states can linger for years even decades. They can be brought on by external... Continue Reading →
Culture. It is this weird sometimes nebulous, sometimes very precise reality. There can be cultures within culture and there can even be times when culture seems universal. It's funny how we talk about culture. When we are in elementary school... Continue Reading →
Preacher on the Run... 