The Heart of Evangelism

Tuesday night my friend Jeremy Courtney spoke with our church. He is a missionary to Iraq and ministers by connecting kids with life saving heart surgeries. His soon to be released book, Preemptive Love, has been endorsed by everyone from GQ to Shane Claiborne to Senator Joe Lieberman. (Click here to learn more about the book […]

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Mask

“What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your conscience.” 2Corinthians 5:11 I have a crisp, clear memory of my brother. We are little boys sitting behind the house where we grew up. We are not wearing shirts and have dug worms up out of the ground. Then […]

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Parenting

“You’re acting like a step-mother.” – Phoebe to Megan No Megan did not refuse to let Phoebe go to the ball. But she was disciplining – which creates an “end of the world” feeling inside all of our girls. So Phoebe announced the worst insult she could imagine: “stepmother!” I would not have been able […]

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Cookie now Veggie

Darcy’s new box of diapers came with Sesame Street characters as babies. It seems before Cookie Monster earned his name he was a vegetarian. Chomping carrots. I understand the idea. We need to teach babies through their diaper attire that vegetables are better for our bodies than cookies… what? Our babies have no idea what […]

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My Friend’s Perspective

Megan shook me awake this morning. I was talking in my sleep. Normally I am a snorer, but the gibberish had Meg afraid I would wake the girls. Her push brought me out of the most vivid dream. I was helping someone get back on their feet. I let him stay with me while we […]

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