This Elephant Saved A Marriage
A true story (and a stuffed fable) all about marriage, forgiveness, and hope.
Kanye, Bieber, Nacho & Jesus
Kanye, Bieber, Nacho and Jesus? This isn’t the setup to a bad joke…it actually goes to the deepest truths about humanity (without the help of eagle powers).
God Among Atheists And Wrestling Fans
Refuse to get pinned as the invitation of God is brought to bear on a famous atheist and fans of wrestling.
The Sermon YOU Must Preach
Staring adversity in the face and finding a way forward.
Ronda Rousey, Loud Harp, And A Crucial Distance
The fall of a fighter. The release of a new album. The desire for nearness.
Your Death Star Must Die
One of the most dangerous weapons you possess is at your fingertips. Here’s how to destroy it.
Invited To A Party To That Never Happens
Does the disaster of the FYRE festival seem familiar to you? It should and here’s why.
Help The Church Solve This Word-Problem
And it doesn’t even involve math!
Better Is One Day In Walnut Ridge, Arkansas?
A town that never got over an unbelievable visit. Why don’t we do the same?
When God Doesn’t Send Chariots Of Fire
What’s going on when you don’t get immediate answers? Maybe it’s about a city of two tales.
THE Complaint Against God And The Comedy of Crying Toddlers
The most brutal question God ever faces in Scripture with answers from crying babies. True story.
The Pursuit Of God
College football, Minecraft money, mornings, and how God tracks us down.
3 Things Christians Can Learn From Ants
Celebrating the ant in a world full of “anti” this and that.
The Princess Bride And The Lion Man: A Good Friday Devotion
You want a short devotional on Good Friday? As you wish.
Options For The Worst Day Of Your Life
Two men face incredible loss. One God meets them there. See how Triumph comes out of Sadness.
When The World Catches Up: Fathers
Throwing the challenge flag on what the world says about families and fathers.
One Year Later: A Safe Place In God
Reaching for stuff that works. Finding the Savior who will be there.
How To Be A Skeptic Of Jesus
Everyone has doubts, it’s what we do with them that counts.
When Your Solution Is…*Loading*…
Airport security lines, deserts, and how not to die of thirst.
The Day I Saw Grace Win
A stunning wound. A radical idea. An experience of the greatness of God.
50 Shades And Soldiers
Walking and working out just what it means to be discipled and to be a disciple-maker.
Losing The Baby
Contemplating a friend’s hard loss, and what hope might be found in bee stings and diamonds.
Of Men And Marriage. Of Crows and Crowns.
What if you could talk to a younger version of yourself before you made that one pivotal decision? Thoughts on men and marriage.
Make That Beauty Call
What is beauty? Where can it be found? What can it do? Finding clarity in the middle of Western movies and my wife’s battle with cancer.
Wrestling With Revenge, Redemption, and Robots
Yes…as a matter of fact, a robotic nurse actually can revolutionize a tired Hollywood theme with Gospel truth. Read this now…fer yer health!
The Scars Of God
What brings real hope and comfort in suffering? What sets Christianity apart from everything else? The scars of God.
Grace Beneath The Waves
Storms approach. The hurricane arrives. Cancer is here. But under the waves…we find the wild, free, surprising grace of God.
What Romantic Comedies Get Right (No, Seriously!)
Could the…(gulp)..rom-com’s actually point us toward a bigger truth? What can these type of films tell us about the pursuit of God?
Calvin, Hobbes, Everclear, and God. Part 3.
The final post in a series about fathers and the Father. May these encouragements find their way to your heart.
Calvin, Hobbes, Everclear, and God. Part 2.
Fighting off nurses. Asking tough questions. Discovering real fatherhood through the Ultimate Father. This is the second post in a series on fathers.
Calvin, Hobbes, Everclear, and God. Part 1.
Multiple problems, one solution. The first in a series of posts about fatherhood.
Remember What Growth Looks Like
What will you do for a two-yard gain? Examining challenges, growth, giants, desires and…Dallas Cowboys.
#JustSayGrow
#BeAGiant
It Happened Again…
Examining church conflict, confused dogs, and the mirrors we must hold up.
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