Welcoming new people into your family
Our friends already knew and loved Joe Bunting (Talia's future husband). We'd welcomed him as an honorary family member last Thanksgiving. It was no...
Our friends already knew and loved Joe Bunting (Talia's future husband). We'd welcomed him as an honorary family member last Thanksgiving. It was no...
With Talia and Joe getting married soon, there's the prospect of grandchildren at some point. And, although Karen and I have raised our five children,...
Here's a question you don't get asked every day: How much spiritual authority are you able to wield? Over the last twenty years the Lord has slowl...
Discipling has to be a two way street. You bring your piece to it. Your disciple brings her piece. It's the call and response we've observed in ...
I have a nice house, two cars, and my kids went to college. Furthermore, I am a boss and have the power to hire and fire people. Am I in spiritual dan...
Dennis Gable is going to launch a ministry to young people in Flagstaff, AZ. Kristen Paulick is headed to Cambodia to adopt four children. Jennifer Sm...
For some reason, many evangelicals in America have little experience exercising spiritual authority with their enemy. Stories like this one last wee...
For a while now I've been writing a book about kingdom journeys - the pilgrimages we go on to grow spiritually. I call them "kingdom journeys" becau...
Jesus pioneered the practice of short-term missions. His whole ministry was a journey, an extended mission trip. He left home at age 30 and wandered v...
Getting through tough spots in the road is hard enough, but not understanding the nature or importance of the problem you face makes it so much worse....