Sometimes as we are facing difficult things, our manner in doing so impacts more people than we know. We must live faithfully.
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My "Why" As a Father
My “why” as a father is to live for my last name more than for my first. I sacrifice my life for my children, my children’s children, and my children’s children’s children—all for a better world.
Companions for the Journey
We know the value of good companionship, right? For some of us, we have made it through the past two years of pandemic life precisely because of our companions.
Is Doubt a Sin?
May you find rest in the winter of doubt and receive the affirmation of spring.
Preparing the Next Generation of Thinkers
Your congregations’ efforts to teach your teens and students how to study the Bible makes a difference. As a Bible professor, I can tell who has been taught to read the text for understanding.
Reflection Roundup: Prolegomena
Does a reluctance to ask for help translate to a theology of prayer? It may. This week, 10 other “first things” take the place of the pride that binds.
Reflection Roundup: All Is Prayer
Unity with God means moving through the world in constant communion: every bit of news, each conversation, every gaze met, offered up in prayer.
Reflection Roundup: Trust Is the Antidote to Panic
God’s image is presented to the world through the people of God, who use all available resources to meet the needs of the world because that’s what God does for us.
Faith Development and Women
Considering differences in learning and faith development between genders adds another layer of understanding that will hopefully lead to greater effectiveness in teaching and ministry.
Carrying On in Troublesome Times
How do we carry on when we do not know whether or not today is simply a preface to a harder tomorrow?
Learning to Walk
In the wake of major life disappointments, the waves of doubt can threaten to disorient even mature believers.
It Is Well With My Soul
Here it is: the obstacle that pushes the disciples’ faith too far. The obstacle that ushers in helplessness and panic.
“Little Faith” by Nickolas Butler
The true-to-life paradox plays an important role in the novel: as Shiloh grows increasingly devoted to her Christianity, her relationship with her parents grows increasingly fraught. (Fiction)
Discerning a Path for Renewal
Rather than rush from one thing to another, healthy churches live with meaning and intentionality, doing what they do with excellence.
He Stills Storms Still: A Meditation (Part 2)
Jesus’s disciples, when faced with the imminent possibility of death, ask the question of the ages when they ask, “Do you not care that we are perishing?”
The Cost of Impatience
Patience keeps us fixated on our hope and shields us from acting out of our restlessness as we wait for the coming of the Lord.
Help Me Pass On My Faith to My Grandchildren
As grandparents, we can—and should—be active in the spiritual formation of our grandchildren.
I Have Seen Living Proof of the Resurrection
The same power that raised Jesus from the dead has raised us to new life. And we are changing, becoming righteous by that power.
But Why, Daddy?
As Christians, we are often uncomfortable with ambiguity, yet God welcomes our questions like he welcomes the little children into his midst.
My Church Is Bigger Than My Congregation
My faith community is so much more than any one place or any one group of people. Congregations may come and go, but faith communities stay.