One of my favorite shows of all time was Seinfeld. Some of the all-time greatest television characters in history were written into that show: George Costanza, Elaine Benis, Cosmo Kramer, and, of …
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Faith 401
In his 16th century poem, untitled but commonly known as The Dark Night of the Soul, Christian mystic John of the Cross wrote about the mortification of his soul, becoming dead to sin, and alive to …
Take Me to Church
In You Lost Me, Barna Group president David Kinnaman reports that as many as 6 out of 10 18-29 year olds leave the church as they reach this crucial age in their lives. Most leave, but still consider …
Attaining Grandparent Greatness
The following is my address at this year’s Grandparents’ Day event. Several parents and grandparents asked if they could have a copy, so I’ll just make it this week’s blog: I may seem like an odd …
Raising Cain (and Abel, and Bob, and Larry, and…)
I admit that my experience in raising boys is limited. It should come as no surprise to you that I am, in fact, male, and I know how I was raised, good and bad. I have been here at Grace long enough …
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The Heart of God
I haven’t seen the movie Risen. I really want to, but things just keep getting in the way. The thing my friends who have seen it keep telling me struck them about the film is the realization of how …
Girl Daddies
I grew up in a house full of women, with three sisters and a mom. I live in a house full of women: a wife, three daughters, and a female faux-dog. Still, I fully admit that I know virtually nothing …
Love Their Mom (or Dad)
I remember like it was yesterday. I was standing up there, middle of the day, wearing a morning suit, looking like I was heading to breakfast at Wimbledon to have tea and crumpets with the …
I Hate Conflict
I really don’t like conflict. I’m not afraid of it, but rarely do I enjoy it. So much of our lives are about dealing with conflict. Certainly this is true in our relationships with our spouse and …
A Voting Guide
I’m not really into politics, at least not in the conventional sense. I’m not really going to start now. So, I’ll write this one blog, and then move onto other things. Augustine spoke of the City of …
The Beauty of Denial
You may not know this about me, but I’m a cradle Episcopalian. My wife and I have been attending Grace Community for over 20 years, and I’m an elder in that church, but I was born and bred a …
Letting Go
Zombies are everywhere. Have you seen the previews for the new mashup movie Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? I’m not making that up; it’s based upon the book by the same guy who wrote Abraham …