As many of you know, I’m working on my doctorate, and my project pursues the relationship between foundational identity, functional identity, calling, and outflow of activity as it relates to each of these points. As I’ve been working through the curriculum I’ve written, it has been something that has resonated with me more deeply of late that many

First, forgive the long absence! Honestly, when my friend, Mark, asked about when I’d write again, I realized someone is reading the blog, and I also realized I had stopped writing here feeling a bit discouraged that no one reads this! Thanks, Mark, for the encouragement to get back in the saddle! Second, I was reading the book

This post may be a bit all over the place as I’m processing some feelings and wanted to do that in a written format. I apologize in advance for that. Caryn and I are leading worship this weekend, something we’ve done over the last 30 years at least 1,000 times. I’m looking at the sermon topic of living

As I write this, I’m sitting in a coffee shop barely holding it together. And in ten days I’ll get to experience this all over again, to some degree. We had the blessing of having our son and daughter with us for the holidays this year. In years past, we’ve made the journey to them, but this year

As we arrive in the Advent season, my thoughts turn to the blessing of having a Savior who Himself came as a missionary, being the first Christian Missionary. The very word, “Advent,” means “the arrival of a notable person or thing.” And Jesus is the most notable person to ever walk the earth! He left the place He

Often times as I travel and share about Christ, I hear very similar questions. Questions like “how do I get into a Gospel conversation?” or “how do I meet people who don’t know Jesus?” I’ve wrestled with it quite a bit, and I’m realizing that most of us never take the time to identify ourselves as spiritual people,