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Terrorists are showing up with new ways to fill us with fear every day. Bombs and beheadings and planes and trucks. We can't help feeling sick when ...
We had a sad thing happen at the Barnes house last week. Call it "A tale of two nests." I shared the story at Project Searchlight as I welcomed the re...
Thirty guys from all over the country joined us here at Adventures for a men’s retreat. Most of us are empty nest dudes. We've raised our kids and w...
It's the dog days of summer. Our short-term mission teams have traveled to cities and towns around America. Our two Expedition squads are coming at ea...
I just got back from a trip overseas. We left at 10:30 pm across the Atlantic. We flew into rough headwinds for much of the flight. The bumpy ride ...
It can be easy to lose hope. Our dreams can become dusty old things, like antiques on a shelf. The gap between your dream and your reality can be ...
Have you ever been pursued? Usually as a young person, you're the one who needs to be pursuing. Pursuing a career, pursuing a mentor, pursuing a love ...
I can be too calculating. I want to know the odds before I place my bets. When I give hugs, they tend to be side hugs. I had an urban pastor-friend w...
I didn't know it, but I was in the middle of a miracle. Bob and I were on a flight to Dallas. At the gate Laura walked up to me. She knows me...
Jesus' worldview is in violent opposition to the "American dream" that we live here in the 21st-century. We see that in the gospels as he starts his m...
