Despite our separated status during the pandemic, we have remained active in meeting needs in our community and in disaster zones. We have provided over 24,000 food items to local…
There is no ‘new-normal.’ The question is what we will choose to normalize in this liminal moment. Liminal – the space between what has already been and what is yet…
For ages, the dominant existential question occupying the human imagination was simple: “Is there life after death?” One honest look into the fragmented, restless, and soul-weary world in which we…
Hello Church, Right now, everything around us is coming to a stop. We’re staying safe, spreading out, and doing what we can to stop the Corona Virus, to flatten the…
Love One Another. Wash Your Hands. That’s what the sign said. And I think it’s just about perfect. For the last three days, I’ve been in Decatur meeting with the…
Each year, during the season of Lent, I (like millions of Christians worldwide) take up some kind of spiritual discipline or practice to prepare the mind, heart, and body for…
In my message on Sunday, we took a close look at the hidden dynamics of an Enneagram Four’s interior world. (Miss the message Sunday? Check it out here.) We considered…
I have “failure” on my mind this week, because I am thinking about Enneagram Threes. Remember, that Threes are known as the “achievers” or “performers.” They are highly capable, extremely…
A friend called to ask if I wanted to take our wives to dinner. I checked with Laura. Our calendar was clear. So, I said “yes.” “Cool,” he said. “Where…
You are a trinitarian being. Did you know that? Not only is our creator trinitarian (Three-in-One), but so are you! Made in God’s own splendid image, you embody three ways…
You were born because God thought you were a good idea. You–with all your strengths, weaknesses, quirks, and idiosyncrasies. You were fearfully and wonderfully made—in the holy image of God.…
This past weekend, I had the honor of being the featured preacher for the 2020 Winter Youth Summit, in Huntsville, Alabama. Over the course of the weekend, I preached four…