Nature

I had the opportunity to get out of town this weekend to enjoy the solitude of my favorite trout river in the mountains of North Carolina.  It’s a picturesque section of the Little River, near the town of Sparta, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway.  The pristine waters, wild deer and beavers that inhabit the [...]

I Know A Man

I know a man who loves Jesus and is passionately in love with his wife.  I know a man who treasures his daughter and loves to spend time with his family.  I know a man who has a thriving career, who works in ministry and gives generously of his time and money.  I know a [...]

Living in Community

We were created to live in a vibrant relationship with God and each other. 
 Do you believe that?  Or better yet, are you experiencing it in your life?
 We are not solitary beings and contrary to popular opinion, I would venture to say that it’s not in our spiritual DNA to “make our own way in [...]

Undercurrent

Writing has become theraputic for me.
It has a centering influence, a kind way of focusing my thought life on things of substance.  As an addict attempting to wean himself from his HDTV, I find my time pecking away at the keyboard or pushing my pen across the pages of my journal to be a rich [...]

The Broken Vessel

I continue to be reminded of an image that crept into my consciousness last summer after returning home from a pilgrimage to Wild at Heart Boot Camp in Colorado. 
My cup was filled to overflowing that week as I experienced a true adventure with 6 of my best friends.  I treked among the majestic peaks of the [...]

Our Former Glory

Pain Management

I was enjoying a cup of java this morning at my local “office away from home” (Panera Bread), reading and journaling as has become my addiction, when my thoughts went back to a meeting I attended earlier in the week for men that struggle with addiction, lonliness and isolation.
As I reflected on the conversations from that meeting, my empathy [...]

Fatherhood

In my recent posts, I have been looking at biblical manhood so I suppose its only fitting that I look at one of the most important roles a man can play…fatherhood.
Fathering has really become a lost art.  I’m not talking about the physical act resulting in pregnancy but rather the devoted actions of loving and nurturing [...]

Hymns

Like many American churches, ours has seen the evolution of worship to include a “contemporary service.”  While I absolutely love the music of Hillsongs and Chris Tomlin, I crave the richness of traditional hymns and the incredible theology behind them.  
I was reminded of this last Sunday when our worship leader broke out this wonderful hymn called Before the Throne [...]

The Recipe for Biblical Manhood (part 2)

OK…so back to the topic of biblical manhood.   (I’ll be up front and say that I am pulling much of my post from The Silence of Adam by Dr Larry Crabb.  Check it out…its a great read!)
It seems the central passion of our culture today is trying to figure out how to just “make life [...]