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Positioning Yourself to Hear and Receive from God
I hear God. I've heard Him since I was 16. I encountered Him in some moments prior to that, but 16 was a turning point for me. I had spent ...
Why Political Outrage is No Longer Acceptable
Outrage is trendy right now, and it's become the go-to method of communicating displeasure and calls for change in nearly every quadrant of social injustice. There are too many victims ...
How Honor Can Change Your Whole World
"Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor." 1 Peter 2:17 ESV Honor is a concept that has often been misapplied, mistaught, and misunderstood. Often we think of ...
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The Power of a Last Impression
We think a lot about first impressions these days. In fact, it seems in many cases, particularly for those in the public eye, that you have a miniscule window of ...
On the Offensive
The other day I had lunch with someone and started to learn more about their story. This guy is a leader, with a ton of favor in his relationships, people ...
Desolate Places
'Desolate' is a pretty intense word. It conjures up images of vast empty and abandoned spaces, or people who have lost everything close to them, left to wander life in ...
Are These All the Children?
And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all the children?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is tending the sheep.” Then Samuel said to Jesse, ...
Lessons from Pi: Passing through Gethsemane
I had a blog I really wanted to write about this movie, but even the title was a spoiler, so I'm going to wait a little before putting that one ...
Lessons from Pi: Carnivore Islands
Warning: slight spoilers ahead The Life of Pi is a surreal movie with breathtakingly beautiful imagery and a poignant tale to tell. It's based on a book that explores the ...
Revisiting the Race: Aslan is on the Move
I'm pulling a "Fallback Friday" and reposting an old blog from prior to our trip on the World Race. Over the next few Fridays I'll be reposting old blogs as ...
What Bono Taught Me
In 1999, I added something to the top of my bucket list: see U2 live in concert before they stop touring. I had just seen Rattle and Hum, a great ...
The Art of Dying Well
Fall is probably my favorite season. I love the leaves on fire (figuratively speaking), the cool air drifting across the city, and especially, the warm satisfying taste of a pumpkin ...