Living Awake – Loving Fully There’s something about finishing a long, powerful letter that makes you pause. As we draw near the end of Paul’s letter to the Romans,...
Living Faithfully Under The Powers That Be “My first allegiance is not to a flag, a country, or a man… It’s to a King and a Kingdom.” These words from singer-songwriter Derek...
Ingrafted Branches Last summer, Brenda and I spent a few unforgettable days on the Greek island of Lesvos with dear friends at Hope Renews. Their home stood...
God Has Not Forgotten His People Have you ever worked really hard on something, only to find out you were doing it all wrong? Maybe it was a home project that went sideways...
God Chose To Make A People Do you have a “no-skips” album? That rare record where every track hits just right, and you never feel the urge to hit...
More Than Conquerors Held in the Chaos: When God’s Love Is the Only Certainty There are very few things I’m completely certain of anymore. The older I get,...
The Future Kingdom When I was young, I couldn’t wait to grow up. Like many kids, I marked time by milestones—first staying up past 9:00 p.m., then high...
Life In The Spirit I remember what it felt like to be picked last. Standing on the edge of the schoolyard baseball diamond, waiting with forced nonchalance as...
The Struggle Is Real The Struggle Is Real—But So Is Grace Last year around this time, I was clocking 20,000 steps a day, prepping for a Sabbatical...