By the Word of Our Testimony
A few weeks ago I gave a friend a ride to Rochester, which is about a three hour drive. No, acquaintance is more accurate, though I believe now we are friends. See, there’s only a few things one can do...
View ArticleMy marriage is better than average, is yours?
Today, March 13 2013, Bethany and I celebrate our fourteenth year of marriage! Beth was barely 18, and I 21 that cold day in 1999. We heard from many people (even close friends), “You’re too young....
View ArticleWhen to Call Out a False Teacher By Name
I’ve heard plenty of preachers over the years and thought, “Wow, I’d like to see what chapter and verse THAT theology was based on.” Granted, no one is perfect and I’m sure that I believe a few things...
View ArticleEmancipated, But Are You Free?
Few words have changed the course of American history like “emancipate.” It’s very utterance stirs images of black families being freed from bondage. I can see entire families who have just received...
View ArticleWatering Weeds
The kids and I worked in the garden today, and they all took turns watering our little vegetable sprouts. My instructions were clear: only water where the plants grow and not in between the rows where...
View ArticleAlmost (Saved)
I heard this spoken word (poem) recently and it so moved me, I wanted to share it with you. It’s about the biggest oxymoron know to man: “almost-saved.” I hope it messes with your soul the way it has...
View ArticleSticks and Stones
We are taught as kids, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” And it makes sense, right? By repeating this mantra, mocking, jeering, and teasing are magically reduced to...
View ArticleDo You See What I See? Not Likely
I am not always right. I know, it’s hard to believe, I finally admitted it. Maybe you should too. Whether we like it or not, our opinions and beliefs, heck, our entire lives have been shaped by our...
View ArticleWoulda, Coulda, Shoulda
I had a dream of a man waving to me from the other side of a river. He looked a lot like me, but he was happier, healthier, everything I ever wanted to be. He was calling to me to join him. I looked up...
View ArticleI Hate Change
I have dreams. Big dreams. There are books I want to write, places I want to take my wife (and kids too sometimes), people I want to help, a house with two bathrooms. I’ve had these dreams for many...
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