In 2004 I ran across Kari Miller. A teacher in Minnesota, she had sponsored a Ugandan child through World Vision. And that one act was the first in a ...
Words have power. God spoke the world into being. We speak and things happen. Wars start. Life happens. Say the words, "I love you," and your life ...
While the average person has 150 acquaintances and 130 Facebook friends, they have just two close friends. According to the Discovery Channel's rep...
I awoke from a dream at 3:30 a.m. In the dream I was flying in a small plane. We were descending rapidly to a grassy landing strip somewhere in a ...
We need each other in the worst way. We were hardwired for connection. In this age of networks and super specialization, we have more connecting op...
"Religion" has become a bad word. In a society that puts a premium on authenticity, it has come to mean "pre-planned." In a culture that prizes realit...
For 22 years we have prayed for the healing of a family member. And at this point, praying is a grind. Other folks pray for us more than I probably do...
"Better is one day in your courts..." Psalm 84:10 Sunday was my day to spend with Emily at her new home in Atlanta. We went to church together...
I've watched young people struggle under the pressure of needing to perform. We all need pressure, but some of it is unnecessary, born of a people-ple...
Most passion is inert, unharnessed to a dream. We need passion, but it's not enough. Eventually passion needs to resolve itself into a dream. And d...
