I can’t even begin to imagine what Job was feeling and what his friends must have thought when they heard and saw what he had been through. Many of us have people dear to us that have walked or are walking through suffering and we wrestle with what to sayContinue Reading
I love to read. I love to read more than I like to sleep. I love to read more than I like to eat. As they have my entire life, books allowed me to travel to new places, to meet new people, and to consider new ideas. What a joyContinue Reading
Jon Acuff is someone I’ve followed for a while. I admire his tenacity to just keep writing and speaking even when he hits different roadblocks. He’s a super funny guy and most of his humor is directed at things he has thought or done. Acuff is really gifted at puttingContinue Reading
When we adopted our son 8 years ago, I quickly realized that boys need different things from their parents than girls do. And my son is such an awesome kid…I want to do everything I can to point him to Jesus and the perfect purpose and plan that God hasContinue Reading
Jennie Allen is a writer that I’ve really appreciated for a few years now. Her previous book Get Out of Your Head was helpful and I blogged about it here. I am grateful that her writing points to Scripture as the answer for all of the questions, conflicts, and strugglesContinue Reading
“Grace never calls wrong right. Grace is a way of responding to wrong.” Paul David Tripp, p. 67 I’ve long been a fan of Paul David Tripp’s writing and really enjoyed his latest book Reactivity: How the Gospel Transforms our Actions and Reactions. As usual, Tripp simply points to ScriptureContinue Reading
This past week has been one of both great celebration and the deepest of heartaches for a friend. We know this broken world is going to be like this…it will never be perfect, but Heaven will be (Revelation 21) and we have to keep our eyes focused on the endContinue Reading
Throughout all of history and all of the days to come…there is none like Jesus. There is no God besides Him. And one of the most mind boggling things about God is the fact that He desires to be in relationship with me. He pursues me…even when I turn myContinue Reading
I’ve enjoyed following Shane Pruitt on Twitter. He’s the National Next Gen Director for the North American Mission Board and he has a passion for sharing the gospel that pairs with his heart for serving students. He has written and spoken a lot about culture and a number of thingsContinue Reading
I’ve had the privilege of being mentored by some pretty incredible leaders over the years…both personally and from afar. One of the greatest challenges for leaders is how to best utilize and grow your all-stars. Liz Wiseman calls those teammates Impact Players in her newest book that helped chart theContinue Reading