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The Word: Luke

A new year breaking through brings fresh start. As we take down our old calendar and hang the new, we say goodbye to last year. 2018 is a blank page,...

December 31, 2017

Here I Stand

A Gideon handed out Bibles in my second grade class. Back then I thought it was a holy book, filled with mysteries and wonder. Not that I read it, of...

October 31, 2017

Evidence

“Jesus may have been a nice guy and a good teacher, but that was all he was.” Honestly, I’ve always had a touch of rebellion in me. Growing up in...

October 12, 2017

The familiar pit: Grief

A side effect of a summer full of travel surfaced recently. Hours after midnight, I’ll sit straight up in bed and fumble for the lights in a mad panic. My...

October 10, 2017

The world isn’t ending today

Today will be spectacular. For the first time in decades, a total solar eclipse will be visible for a substantial portion of the United States. My family is among the...

August 21, 2017

Endings

As I stood worshipping during the final chapel at Moriah Christian Academy, one single, simple quote came to mind. “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” Quickly grabbing my...

May 23, 2017

Finding Life: Fight For It

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but …against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Eph 6:12 As a kid one of our favorite games...

March 30, 2017

Finding Life: Look Up

  They tell me life’s a journey.   Pause. Breathe.     Journeys have twists and turns, hills and valleys. Moments are spent basking in the warmth of the sun...

March 28, 2017

Finding Life: Breathe In

“…then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.” Gen 2:7...

March 27, 2017

The Polymath Talk

 Below is the text of my Launch Out St. Louis presentation. I’ve had a few people request I post it somewhere. Although it is written specifically to be delivered verbally, hopefully it...

March 10, 2017