Faith & risk

Faith & risk , The Gen Z Reframe

What If the God You're Not Sure Exists Can't Stop Thinking About You

I have spent over thirty years watching young people wrestle with this question. Not the polished Sunday school version of it. The real one. The one t...

Amazing God Stories , Faith & risk

The Hidden Cost of Playing it Safe

Years ago, I found myself in a one-room adobe house in El Derramadero, Mexico. A woman named Eva stood before me, holding her four-year-old son, Fidel...

Parenting , Faith & risk , Courage

Parents - Your Kids Need You to Trust Them More

Last night I was on a Zoom call with some young adults who I got to know four years ago. We began the call catching up with one another. The first guy...

Faith & risk

Jerome Walks Across America with Nothing & Miracles Happen

Jerome Beers has an amazing testimony of God providing for him as he has lived a Matthew 10 lifestyle for eight years. God wants us to trust him ...

Faith & risk

Floyd McClung R.I.P. - He Showed Us 'God-Space'

Floyd McClung, a disciple of Jesus Christ and a hero to many, moved his residence to heaven a little over a week ago. An author and speaker, he foun...

Faith & risk

If Something Can't Be Done Well, Should You Do It?

Anything I've learned to do in life, I began doing poorly. It's the way we learn. Think about the things you've mastered that you failed at initially:...

Faith & risk

The Only Thing That Counts

What is important in life? The Bible has something to say about that:  "The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." (Ga...

Faith & risk

How to Make It Through a Storm

My friend Cesar is texting me this morning from Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria's 155 mph winds lash his building. He was on the 15th floor, but w...

Faith & risk

How Do You Respond to Fear?

I had three encounters with wildlife around our country home in the last couple of days. All were afraid of me, but all responded in different ways. ...

Faith & risk

Scrambling for Life

Life is hard and can feel overwhelming. Sometimes in life you're the snowboarder in this video (watch it - it's worth the 30 secs), skirting problems...