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I learned my first Greek word the same day that I learned my first Hebrew word. I was a sophomore…

The church where I grew up had no altar, no altar boys, and no priests. It had no wall-size oil…

I got click-baited this week by the headline, “How To Raise Sons Who Don’t Sexually Assault”. This has been on…

I spend a lot of my time thinking and teaching about the power of stories. The way, at their best,…

The third-annual collection of bits, pieces, and trivia. I hope you find a couple that are interesting, or at least…

I remember the day so clearly. I left a staff meeting during which our district announced plans to cut $2…

This week three international news stories caught my attention with a common denominator that affects the lives of millions of…

“Why don’t they just move?” After the second hurricane in a few weeks, it’s hard not to ask this question…

This morning I propose that the increasing fatalism within the Christian community, the resignation that the world is as it…

Last Friday I had the honor of speaking at “Sharply into the Wind,” the program marking Cornelis van der Kooi’s…