“Because Jesus was extraordinary, I’m free to be ordinary.” We all want to be somebody. We all want to be known for something special. We want to be known as the athlete, the singer, the one who is really attractive, the one who has memorized tons of scripture, or the ...
For all of us on the journey with Christ, there is a tension that dominates our lives. We live in the “already but not yet,” seeing some of the glories of the Kingdom of God while walking in a sin-soaked world. We have tasted of the heavenly, yet are surrounded by the worldly. Our ...
A thirst for success haunts all of us. This is true because a longing for significance dominates our culture. We all are driven toward living lives that count. Many of us have lengthy track records that point toward attempts at worldly success. We’ve poured in time, resources, and ...
“You are what you celebrate,” the saying goes. It’s one of my favorite sayings, and one of the most profound. Many times these days, we will talk about cultures around the world. We might also talk about sub-cultures within our own context. Each person has a culture, each entity ...
Our family is passionate about South Sudan. Much of that comes from the fact that Shauna and I used to live there, and our mud hut days have driven in us a deep love for the people there. Our kids naturally pick that up, to the point where Allison used to think that the country that she lived in ...
