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I am still using N.T. Wright's ' John For Everyone ' commentary for my morning devotions. I read the text, and his thoughts o...

Son Isaac informed us he will be presenting a paper at the American Academy of Religion Annual Program this November in Denver, Colorado. T...

I finally got around to starting up the 'Beer Study & Bible Tasting' I've been tossing around in my head for the past, ...

We just returned from an extended weekend in Atlanta, Georgia to help son Isaac (and Ricci) celebrate his graduation from Candler School ...

Today is inauguration day 2016 in the United States of America. .... My feelings about Donald Trump have never been favorable. I believ...

So, according to this site this is ' Ditch New Years Resolutions Day .' Who knew?? And lucky for me, I didn't even make any!...

So I've just been thinking about a variety of things lately. I wish I could focus myself into writing more intentionally - maybe an a...

I actually stuck the below snippet in here last week one day (as a draft, not published). Then, this Sunday our pastor mentioned "wo...

I believe I've mentioned before how Jane and I have been seeking and praying for God's will for our lives for quite some time now...

I wrote awhile ago about going through this Chip Ingram series on " Spiritual Simplicity. " We finished it up with the couple w...

I vaguely remember Tom and I having discussions years ago trying to discern the basics of what it meant to be " a church ." You...

I have regular contact with several people who are very open about being atheists. It doesn't bother me, it doesn't make me like ...

1 Peter 3:15 says, "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have....

I was having breakfast with my pastor friends this morning and something one of them said got me thinking about holiness . In the Bible Go...

Kierkegaard says, “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays." I agree, but...

I have to admit, it felt pretty good to be in Findlay again hanging with some church leadership folks. I've not had much contact with an...

My Uncle Harold passed away this past Wednesday. He was my dad's last family member still alive (other than my dad). There are a couple ...

In light of all the recent talk of the Islamic State (ISIS), and terrorists, and how to deal with things like this... I've been thinking...

I have been using the workbook, ' Connecting With God: A Spiritual Formation Guide ' for my devotions lately. My work has been slow,...

I've been thinking a lot about integrity lately. If you type it into the Google search engine the first definition that pops up is, ...