As a child, my mom and dad were people I like to call “adventurents”-that’s a hybrid of adventurers and parents. We moved all over the country and embarked on all kinds of wild capers. One night they were having dinner at a marina when they saw a...
I’ve been reflecting on spiritual disciplines, practices, and activities that nurture my desire for God and make my love for God come alive. Here are 7 ways to increase your spiritual hunger today: 1. Spend time in Scripture. Something about spending time in...
What do you pray for every day? A need. A person. A situation. A relationship. I have a list of things that I pray for in the back of my Bible. Mostly people. But there are also things that I ask from God for myself. I ask for the wisdom of Solomon and the heart of...
Those of you reading The Organic God and going through the study know that the book begins with a scene of seeing bioluminescence in the waters off the shores of Alaska. The sight of these mysterious sparkles creates a sense of childlike wonder in almost everyone who...
As I’ve been proofing Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God (from Worthy Publishing and Lifeway) and working on the accompanying Bible study, I’ve been continuing to pray for wonder and live wide-eyed to the way God laces our everyday life with His...
“The Bible is not a book for the faint of heart-it is a book full of all the greed and glory and violence and tenderness and sex and betrayal that benefits mankind. It is not the collection of pretty little anecdotes mouthed by pious little church mice-it does...
