Outreach to children displaced by domestic violence

A 6-yr old boy displaced due to domestic violence wishes for a LeapFrog and its device learning games for Christmas.

When God wants to drill a man…

This untitled and unattributed poem came from a little volume by V. Raymond Edman titled The Disciplines of Life: When God wants to drill a man, And thrill a man,

The Perils of “Safe” Theology

“Safe” theology is not only the antithesis to your becoming fully alive, it is the bedrock to a misspent life—one full of many regrets. We all want more courage. More

Hack away the unessential

“It is not daily increase but daily decrease; hack away the unessential.” Bruce Lee quotes

Elijah’s Leadership: God Needs Radicals

I love how Matthew Henry and A.W. Tozer describe the leadership of Elijah: “By his natural temper, he was a man of strong passions, more hot and eager than most

Worshiping the Dream, or the Dream Giver?

Noah teaches us that WHO is at the center of our lives is much more important than WHAT we are building. Noah didn’t find his identity in the ark—the thing

Jesus and Obi-Wan Kenobi

Lego Passion White Flag: Jesus and Obi-Wan Kenobi My son is a Lego movie making junkie and a Star Wars fan. He was stoked to tell me that Jesus in

The Washington Redskins Are Changing Their Name

The Washington Redskins are changing their team name because of all the negativity, shame, humiliation, dissent, and polarity.

Sports and Idolatry

In Counterfeit Gods, Tim Keller says, “I am not asking whether or not you have rival gods. I assume that we all do; they are hidden in every one of

God is in the slums…

“God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus