Some people say that we shouldn't do short-term mission trips because our track record is poor - we can do so much damage. The critique is fair - a l...
Cowboys are at home, not with people, but out on the range, with deer and antelope. Descended from revolutionaries who declared independence,...
We come out of a culture that prizes efficiency and systems. We apply that mindset to spiritual formation and assume that all we have to do to g...
Last night we lost a friend and one of our best kingdom warriors. Kathy Lucas showed me a lot in the decade that I knew her. She knew the stakes and...
How many of you just made some New Year's Resolutions? Resolutions are changes that you want to make to your life. Yet, if you're like most people, ...
How are you approaching the new year? Change is hard for a lot of people and so much will change in the year ahead. I like the idea of seeing it in ...
I'm a bundle of contradictions. On the one hand I'm mercy-driven. And on the other, I enjoy watching these justice/revenge-focused movies like Taken. ...
This morning the doorbell rang. It was a repairman. I invited him into the house. I introduced myself. He said his name was Manuel. Where are you ...
My parents had lived a good life. At 61, they were pillars of the community. Early in their married life, not wanting to go into debt, my dad e...
Today is my son's 32nd birthday. He is a person of excellence - he doesn't cut corners. How about you? Are you a person who works to "good enough" or ...
