I did a lot of reading this year. That reading covered an eclectic range of topics from spirituality, theology and ministry to time...
As my wife and I hit the road today for a couple of weeks of needed Christmas vacation, I thought I would share with you some of the...
The unique gift of "the God who saves" is Jesus, who is "more than the accumulated best of his ancestors," Charles Cousar writes in Texts...
Elaine Heath argues that the church is in a dark night of the soul. It has thus lost its prophetic voice--its effectiveness in proclaiming...
I'm working on a book idea on Christian communication. Last week I put together some of the framework and last night on a whim, I wrote the...
The history of God’s people is a history of life cycles, a history of clarity about call and identity, followed by complacence...
We must find the freedom to step over our wounds and the courage to forgive those who have wounded us. The real danger is to get stuck in...
Leaders we admire do not place themselves at the center; they place others there. They do not seek the attention of people; they give it to...
Recently, Winepress Publishing sent me a review copy of their new book by Steve Schaefer entitled Living in the Overlap. Steve currently...
Today is the first day of advent. Let’s begin with an advent meditation: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwPI1U5bNI0 (Video from...