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Families in America and in other western countries are too small these days. They barely keep up with the replacement rate (2.1 children per couple) a...
Third in a series on fathering We all incur wounds at the hands of our fathers. Even the best fathers have their shortcomings, leaving some sort of...
Second in a series on fathering Perhaps one of the most prevalent needs of a child for their father is to have someone to "launch" them into the wo...
First in a series on fathering If you're a teenager, you can easily pick out all the ways in which your father is letting you down. But what does a...
Buechner on the subject of answering a call to ministry is so good, he's poetic. "I hear you are entering the ministry," the woman said down the lo...
Jesus is poorly understood by Evangelicals on the subject of the Kingdom. Buechner lends us a helping hand here. It is not a place, of co...
Our culture prizes comfort and perpetuates consumerism. It locks us into a lifestyle where we expect the soft, the savory and the entertaining on a da...
On my trip to Cuba 11 years ago, I met Inez Suarez. She may be retired as a pastor, but she had not lost her passion for the gospel. When the governme...
At precisely 5:45, as the first glint of dawn light illuminated the Nicaraguan landscape, thousands of swallows came rushing down the sand dunes, past...
I just returned from debriefing the World Racers in Nicaragua. They had so many different experiences this past month. Some worked with the poorest of...
