Today, I have been chewing on the thought of “prodigal love“…a term that resonates with me for several reasons. At its most basic level, I love it because I embody the rebelliousness of the prodigal son and am in desperate need of the kind of unconditional love expressed in the story.
Back to the term – my [...]
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Life has its ebbs and flows, like a river twisting and turning…carving its way across the landscape. The water always takes the path of least resistance as it surges onward. The churning currents of societal standards and pressures to conform continually chip away at the bedrock on which our faith is established.
As Christians…do we allow ourselves to [...]
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Scenes from the latest gathering of men…or what has become known as “Resurrection Meals”.
The finest ingredients are lovingly brought together in the kitchen and as we gather around the table with Jesus and combined with the Spirit, produces honest conversation and a deepending brotherhood.
My friends Bob Stec and Ken Chester have been pulling these off every month for [...]
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The last several months have been nothing short of life-changing. I am watching as Jesus breaks, teaches and shapes my heart like no other time in my life. I am slowing embracing this path that is so contrary to what the world glorifies. I am confronting the decades of lies that I [...]
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There is a lot of talk in Christian circles of being transparent….the ideal that we bare ourselves to one another, nothing hidden nor reserved.
Living a transparent life however can be a scary proposition and has some inherent risks associated with it as well. As flawed human beings, we bear the scars from years of having our [...]
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It’s 3am and I should have taken that Ambien when I had the chance. Another sleepless night…
I’ve written about listening to the undercurrent of my heart in “The Goose” before but I am constantly amazed at what I find down there when I stop to take inventory. There is something about these 3am moments that lend themselves [...]
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