Why Haiti? And Our Selfish Prayers
Our family (my wife and I and our two teenagers) will be heading to the poorest country in our hemisphere next week. Amy…
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A Punch in the Face of the Lord’s Prayer
Could this be the prayer of our generation? Our father or mother or nameless deity or whoever will answer me, forgetful and weak…
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On Being Fired
I was fired. Not recently. I was 23 and fresh out of college and a year into my first ministry job. Hearing those…
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Fixing and Refixing Our Broken Lives
Our clothes dryer died a few weeks ago—clothes spinning but no heat. We kicked it, shook it, and prayed over it to no…
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Messy Friendship and the Danger of Safety
Friendship is messy. This is not a groundbreaking truth, I know. But it is helpful for me to say it out loud and…
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