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Some people are passionate about Pokemon Go. For some it’s Starbucks or Fair Trade Coffee. For others, it’s the environment or finding the latest, greatest […]
Some people are passionate about Pokemon Go. For some it’s Starbucks or Fair Trade Coffee. For others, it’s the environment or finding the latest, greatest […]
We all need a permanent vacation from complication. Who’s with me! Life gets fast and furious. Demands get thrown at you like water balloons at […]
Every single parent I know wants to do a good job raising their kids. But after that, the unanimity about how to do it usually goes out […]
By the time a child is six they are a living, walking blueprint of who they will be for the rest of their lives. Will […]
“I am a Jew,” Albert Einstein wrote, “but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene… No one can read the Gospels without […]
With the exception of the odd Ebenezer Scrooge, most of us agree we should care for others. But is there an order? A “priority sequence”? With […]
Just because you both speak English doesn’t mean you speak the same language. Have you ever overhead a conversation where… Two people were simply on […]
Dopamine. You mean that chemical that stimulates pleasure in our brains? Stay with me: I’ve been writing “Up!” for 45 days. (You can link to […]
Maybe it seems like an unlikely scenario. But that’s exactly what happened. In Bangkok, two children walked to up two women who were smoking. With […]
Those books are everywhere. What To Expect When You’re Expecting… a baby. The idea is this: Help parents-to-be feel more prepared for something they will […]
We’re not in Kansas anymore. That’s pretty obvious. But maybe that’s a good thing. Lately I’ve been doing a lot of research on what’s happening in today’s church. […]
Albert Schweitzer famously said that when looking for the “real” Jesus, it can be like looking down a well: Our search can be so polluted with personal […]
“Angel” means messenger. Maybe you believe in angels. Maybe you would like to. No matter where you fall, I’m sure you’d like a message from God. […]
My home church is called Westminster. And I want to briefly share 6 things I love about it. Yes, I’m the pastor, but I’m also in the […]
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 […]
Jesus’ expectation was that his followers would actually do the things he did and taught. Really, no joke.
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 […]
What happens when Facebook dies? Of course it isn’t a question of whether Facebook will die – only when. It might happen slowly as users […]
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’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 […]