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Fight the Trend of Tech-Driven Isolation. Fight it with all Your Might.
A dear friend lost a 17-year-old son in a traffic accident a while back. At the service, my friend spoke of how, in the days following the horrific event, the way church friends and Christian coworkers instantly rallied to support him and his family in every conceivable way revealed to him the importance and power […]
Are You Ready to Be Disrupted?
We are in the early days of what is the fifth disruptive technology revolution of my lifetime. This new one may be the biggest and most disruptive of all. Disruption 1. The first was the advent of the personal computer in the early ’80s. I got my first PC in 1985. Then smart people started […]
The Twin Barriers to Intmacy with God
You are no doubt familiar with Jesus’ parable of the Prodigal Son. Maybe too familiar. Sometimes we let familiarity keep us from seeing things we’ve never seen before. It really should be titled “The Parable of the Merciful, Gracious, Generous Father.” As I pointed out in my devotional, Praying Grace, neither of the two sons […]
What to Fight (by Faith) and What to Endure (in Faith)
Many New Covenant scriptures call on believers to fight. To resist and overcome the enemy. To do the works Jesus did (and even greater ones!) To put on spiritual armor and do battle—not against flesh and blood—but with wicked, unseen powers. We’re called to push back darkness with light wherever we go. And to receive, […]
How to Fix a Broken “Chooser” (Part 2)
Announcer Voice: “Previously, on ‘How to Fix a Broken Chooser’ . . .” In the first installment of this three-part series of posts I made this statement: Your choices are largely driven by two things: This whole series of posts is for Christians who seemingly, in hindsight, make the wrong choice over and over. Or […]
The New Cult is the Old Cult (Updated)
(a.k.a., the spirit of antichrist) For some strange reason, I’ve thinking about “transgrssive art” today. I can’t imagine why . . . but anyway . . . Transgressive Art is not new. It’s not good. It’s barely “art.” Those who create it think themselves oh, so “brave,” but it requires no courage at all. It’s […]
How to Fix a Broken “Chooser” (Part 1)
I know a couple who keep buying bad houses. They house shop exhaustively but the ones they end up choosing turn out to be money pits. Similarly, I know some women who keep making disastrous choices in spouses or boyfriends. And guys who pick the wrong woman . . . every, single, time. And other […]
Two Kinds of Shame
The first observable evidence of mankind’s Fall was the presence of shame. It manifested in the first couple’s fear-soaked shrinking from the presence of God. The sound of His footfalls had only the previous day filled their hearts with joy and caused them to come running to meet them in glad anticipation. Now His footsteps […]
New Podcast Episode is Up!
It’s been a while since I did an interview edition of the podcast and I’m so happy about this one. It’s a conversation with Sarah and Isabell Bowling about their new book, The Road to Wholeness: Healing from Trauma. It’s a potentially heavy subject, but we keep things light and positive yet redemptive. Give it […]