Children provide the most compelling motivation to keep on track and to live lives of active faith
hope and promise
Get it right! The Gospel is Good News!
We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might… Read More ›
Life is difficult, faith doesn’t change that, love wins anyway…
being a Christian doesn’t give us a free pass but instead means that we get to participate in God’s initiatives of grace, and healing, and mercy, and restoration,
Teenagers + passion + faith + life = a bright future
If you have any doubts about this world, own any cynicism regarding the future, or carry any fear as to what’s next… then hang around some of the young people from our church…
Calling Our Nation’s Leadership to Account #MLKDay
I may be justifiably concerned about the disappointing tenor of leadership in Washington today. But, I am completely confident that the huge, robust, heart of this nation still beats to the tune of love and justice!
This week in pictures – the five best
Writing may be my trade, but I understand the power of an image to tell a story – it’s what I enjoy the most about photography.
fixing this broken world…
Everything that I write – books, blogs, articles, features or commentary – is back-shadowed by faith. Sometimes you can see it clearly; often it is necessary to scratch at the surface; once in a while, the story on top is absolutely all you can see. But, behind everything, my world-view is ultimately redemptive
it’s growing season in Wake Forest
The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand, satisfying the desire of every living thing. The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. The Lord is… Read More ›
another grateful day in the (vacation) neighborhood…
Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in… Read More ›
grateful for this amazing gift of life!
This weekend I’m celebrating the sixty-first anniversary of the day I made my debut as a living, breathing, being here on planet Earth. I know, we all have birthdays, and March 26 is certainly not unique to me, but there’s something… Read More ›
