We all need a table, a place where we gather to be fully and truly ourselves. Without such a place, we may lose track of our souls, embracing a cheap, snap-together fiberboard image of ourselves instead of the uneven, rustic, knotty reality that, when unveiled,...
Last week, I asked for your prayers—and you responded with encouraging emails, Facebook messages, and texts. We were beginning to film the Wonderstruck Bible Study with the crew from Lifeway in Banff, Canada, and on the night before the shooting my throat was sore, my...
Leif and I recently had the joy of traveling to Yellowstone National Park. Driving through the park, I was astounded by the breadth of natural beauty. Stunning waterfalls. Colorful canyons. Bold buffalo. Spitting geysers. A display by Old Faithful. The wonders of...
Little known secret: I love finding tools at the hardware store to incorporate into talks such as machetes, chainsaws-anything that’s metal and dangerous. So I thought, “What if I use a ladder?” while teaching at one of my favorite churches, Scum of the Earth, in...
