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Miguel Santiago came to me as a gift - a messy one at 19, to be sure, but a total gift. His youth leader, John Alford, had poured into Miguel until he...
I had my 12 Angry Men moment this past week. Every five years I seem to get a jury summons. In the past I've been able to avoid sitting on a jury by b...
I've got jury duty this week. And I can't talk about it. Basically, anything I say publicly must be cloaked in a shroud of secrecy so as not to pre...
Sid is great at honoring his superiors. He is deferential to a fault. He knows what's expected of him and he does a great job of living up to those ex...
Of all the paradigms that define us, perhaps the most universal and deep-seated is the paradigm of exclusivity - the one that says we're more special ...
Our children may be grown up, but when you come to the Barnes house, usually you'll find people there. We love to do life with people. Yesterday we...
I've got a friend who borrowed something of mine and wrecked it. He promised to fix it, but hasn't. It will be costly to fix. And now, every time I ...
Yesterday, encouraged by Talia, I started a Pinterest Not OK board. You can see it here. There are things that bother us in the world. And usually ...
I get together with a group of young men on Tuesday evenings. We talk about issues that are important to them. I may do some teaching if it's relevant...
Five years ago I posted about something we all struggle with - trusting God. Paradoxically, we encourage one another by sharing our struggle. I probab...
