Do You Pray? If so, you might be neglecting this one key thing
Many of you tell me, “I want to work on my prayer life.” And some of you have made this a part of your personal-growth-agenda […]
Many of you tell me, “I want to work on my prayer life.” And some of you have made this a part of your personal-growth-agenda […]
Last year I blogged about this very thing. So here it is again with a few tweaks: How do we teach our children about the […]
Don’t sweat it. They’re not your judge. “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever follows crooked ways will be exposed.” (Proverbs 10:9) Victory is tied […]
I’ve been doing a lot of reading on parenting these days. Makes sense—not only do I care about families, but I’m a dad to 3 […]
Would you like that super-sized? It’s a time of anxiety for a lot of churches, especially as we educate ourselves in what Montreal philosophy professor […]
If you want to infuriate an atheist, here’s a quick and easy solution: offer the opinion that atheists can’t be morally good. Even more, if […]
Stuff gets into us. A germ here, a seed of spiritual sickness there. You think you’re opening the door for a special gift delivery and […]
In this short blog series I’ve been exploring this question: What is the aesthetic profile of your congregation. Otherwise put: What do the artwork and […]
We’ve all had that feeling of disorientation at some point. Perhaps you are staying in a hotel somewhere, or visiting family for a few days. […]
This morning started out like any other day. I got up and brewed myself a decaf Keurig coffee. I drank it pretending it was fully […]
In this short blog series I’m exploring this question: What is the aesthetic profile of your congregation? Every congregation has an aesthetic profile, a profile […]
For some unknown reason my son has started getting up between the hours of 2 and 3 every morning. He sneaks into our room quietly […]
Ash Wednesday brought with it a lot of statements on my Facebook and Twitter feed reminding me that I was going to die. I know […]
You’re still here. On earth. What difference will your life make? Elie Wiesel wrote something that changed me. He is a Holocaust survivor who saw […]
I know it’s a weird blog title. I almost deleted the whole thing—but realized that would be to succumb to the very thing I’m warning […]
It all changes when prayer stops being something you know youshould do, and starts being something you want to do. Prayer is air. But… We can get stifled, […]
I once thought my destiny was to be an NHL-er. I did pretty well for a while. But I was no Sydney Crosby. I “failed” […]
The original name of this blog wasMaking Better Love. Then I thought twice. Valentine’s Day is almost here. I remember those classroom parties with Hershey’s […]
I’m guessing there’s someone in your life right now who needs you. The ‘how’ or ‘what’ of that need might be obvious—or it might be […]
Have you heard about Blue Monday? Someone told me it’s supposed to be the most depressing day of the year and falls on the Monday […]