I’ve been wrestling with the Lord over something during the last 5 or 6 months. Like Jacob, I’ve finally had my hip touched by Him, and am blessed to see things His way – accompanied by the requisite paradigm shift… A significant element of my becoming a new creation in Christ was . . .
Archives for July 2013
Being on mission with Jesus…is SO worth it!
"This is SO hard, Daddy! But it is SO worth it!" My 7 year old daughter, McKinley, looked up at me, sweat and dirt painting her face in a form I don't often see in our otherwise clean existence, and exclaimed the above with an otherworldly sincerity. It was Day One of our trip to . . .
5 lessons Jesus taught me while I was at “Daddy Camp”
Last week my bride Marie and my older daughter McKinley were away at Pine Cove, a Christian Camp. (Aside shout out endorsement to Pine Cove! Jesus' Life and Fun and Joy and Love are all over that place.) While Mommy and Sissy were away, Marie and I damage controlled Delaney's not being old enough . . .
I pledge allegiance to…
Today is July 4th, Independence Day in America. It will be filled with parades, flags, barbecues, parties and gatherings, watermelons, military tributes, fireworks, and of course... ...lots of "God bless America!"s. Which has had me thinking and praying about - how much Christians . . .
A plea to Christians: Shut up about gay marriage and abortion
Within 24 hours of each other last week, we saw what amounted to a prime-time double feature of human rights debates. Nationally, the United States Supreme Court made 2 rulings that paved the way for gay marriage in America to be more mainstream and accepted, at least . . .