My parents ensured I stayed far, far away from Halloween. Maybe you had similar parents. If you didn’t, then us non-trick-or-treaters must seem strange to you. Our family lived in remote areas far away from other houses or kids, so I was somewhat removed from the...
Our friend Joseph sits in a pretzel of a predicament. I’ll get to that in a moment. I’m filled with giggles and glee, because it’s here, it’s here. Christmas came early to our home because…. Celebrate Wonder & Joy: 25 Daily Devotions for Advent and Christmas is...
If you’re looking for an author to love, look no further than Steve Wiens. His new book, Whole: Restoring What is Broken in You, Me and the Rest of the World is like a balm to the soul—healing, generous, beautiful. Allow Steve’s healing words to sink deep… “When Jesus...
As children of God, we’re meant to live with a vibrant joy… to heralding the arrival of God’s kingdom… to pound the doors of every human heart with hilarity and celebration until the last prodigal crosses heaven’s threshold. The last hardened heart is rend, and the...
Some days I suspect the speed of change is surpassing the speed of sound. The explosion of change in technology, communication, and the world booms all around. In the clamor, I anchor myself to the ancient truths found in the person of Jesus of Christ. I’m not alone....
I recently shared a cockamamie story of feeling led to give away McDonald dollars to someone I’d just met named Patton. Maybe, like me, you’ve wrestled with the questions… Is this a step of faith or a fabrication? Is this a moment of Immanuel or my imagination? In the...
