A friend of mine said he believes we have all under-experienced God’s love in our lives. If so, that alone may be a big impediment to intimacy with Him, and may inhibit us from praying powerful …
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Praying Powerful Prayers
I love the beginning of school, with all its excitement and enthusiasm. As I was at junior high locker day the other day, a mom shared with me about her recently-graduated daughter, now living in a …
Saying Goodbye
On Saturday, May 19th, Grace graduated the Class of 2018 in its commencement exercises. The following is my final charge to our graduates, and my final blog for the school year: It’s my privilege to …
Making the Improbable Possible
I’m probably the most improbable PhD recipient ever. This graduation season, I earned my PhD from Dallas Baptist University. My whole family attended to celebrate the end of this five-year …
Remembrance and Celebration
One of the really great things about our faith is that it’s not just a “get out of hell” card, not just about gaining eternal life. Our faith is also just a better way to live. I write often of the …
An Inevitable Paradox
The end of the school year always puts me in a reflective mood. Much like December, the end of the school year is a time to think back on what went right and wrong. It’s a time to appreciate what went …
The Power of No
I often think the most powerful, yet most underused, word in today’s modern parental vocabulary is “no.” If you look at a great deal of what ails children and parents about living in modern culture, …
An Integrated Life
I was talking to one of our pastoral staff members from our church the other day about the church’s initiative toward missional communities: small groups of people who know each other from work or …
Finished Business, Part II
As I said last week, I’ve just finished defending my dissertation. Last week, I talked about why I went through this five-year process. As much as I’ve learned at DBU, God taught me so much more about …
Finished Business, Part I
Many of you know that last week I defended my dissertation for my PhD. This was the end of a five year process, made real when I was talking to the head of the PhD program just before my defense. I …
Consequences
Christmas is overrated, and Easter is underrated. In our culture, even among Christians, we tend to deemphasize Easter. Unlike Christmas, it’s a truly “religious” holiday. There’s nothing …
A Cloud of Witnesses
People say all the time there aren’t many heroes left in the world. I’m not sure about that. I think it really just depends on where you look. If you’re looking in Washington or Hollywood for your …