This time last year, all of us thought there would be no way 2021 could be as crazy as 2020. Sure enough, it was. While I really do believe 2022 will be a year when we’ll see life start to stabilize a …
Who I Love About Grace
Every once in a while, I’m asked to write on the topic of what I love about Grace. As I think about it, it’s really not a “what” question. Because it’s impossible to answer what I love about Grace …
Work as Worship
At Grace, we use something called the Culture Index, a behavioral assessment. Similar to the DISC, the Myers-Briggs, the Enneagram, or many other such tools, the Culture Index measures individuals …
A Father’s Heart
I have co-led a Bible study of about a dozen men on Wednesday mornings for the past five years or so. It has been a joy for me to do life alongside these men, most of whom are slightly older than I, …
God is Not Santa
Now that we’ve entered the Christmas season, I was thinking about Santa Claus the other day. It’s kind of hard not to, isn’t it? Who is more ubiquitous this time of year than Santa? (I mean, besides …
Thanksgiving and Suffering
Even though Thanksgiving is a national holiday, its roots are biblical. We are probably more familiar with spiritual disciplines of prayer, Bible study, and even solitude and silence. But, God calls …