Just Say Yes! I took my own advice and am taking a leap for a few weeks in October. I’m hoping some of you will want to partner with me, even in a small way, with some ongoing projects in the Middle East. I’ve been given an opportunity to go to Jordan and Lebanon to help write and report on local relief efforts in those countries. I’ll be under the umbrella of IDEAS, a unique organization that places professionals in hard-to-reach groups, “allowing them to make a significant... Read more
Watching the current denigration of Evangelicals (and Catholics too) in the modern news cycle is irritating, and yet mildly entertaining. For years – even decades – they’ve cited numbers about church attendance, lack of belief, and wayward leadership. But on the ground, that’s not true. Evangelicals aren’t dying. Every church I have been to in the last 20 years has been healthy, thriving and growing. The sheer number of young families in churches is a sign that the life-changing message... Read more
Two things can be true at once. We can protect the embryo and we can protect the mother. Our biblical call is to embrace those women who are “in distress” due to pregnancy. The work is just beginning. Read more
From tolerance to acceptance to celebration to participation. The drift is perceptible and palpable. It’s also deadly for our society and for our souls. Read more
"My truth" is simply a substitute self-righteousness that disregards the wisdom of the ages, the gathered knowledge of the experience of others, and the loving fellowship of close friends and family who might see the situation with clarity. Read more
When the Soviet block began to fold, one nation at a time, the Estonians didn’t gather angry dock workers, freedom fighters, or disaffected military leaders. Instead, they gathered to sing. For five years they sang songs — the banned songs. Read more
There are 380,000 evangelical churches in America with 90 million members. It’s intellectually dishonest to take the actions of the fringe and link them to the entire Evangelical population. Read more
It's that nostalgia for places I have never traveled. It's the love affair of Someone that I've never seen. It's the longing for the wanderlust. A little mystery is good for the soul. Read more
I've been behind some big ideas -- only to see them flame out. The great vision was fantastic, and there was plenty of excitement. It’s new. It’s different. But I have found that I constantly stoke the coals and add new fuel, the fire will die. Read more
There is no perfect solution to our circumstances. Not in freedom from rules nor can it be found in the rules. Grace is the true greater moral good, giving us the ability to show compassion, to lead with kindness, and to seek to understand those around us. Read more
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