Years ago I arranged the content below in an effort to help some people repair a broken relationship. It didn’t work. The people decided not to repent and reconcile, and they haven’t spoken to each other for over 3 years now. However, perhaps God used that volatile & estranging situation to organize and publish the […]

Have you ever been in a situation where someone stopped regarding you with favor? And God told you to leave the presence of that person? So you gather up your wives and concubines and livestock, and you leave. But then the person you’re fleeing from follows you for 7 days to confront you. And God […]

Here is the most recent text exchange between BFW and I: Yesterday, 5:45 PM Bronco: Even though you don’t officially hold the rising adult position anymore :-)… I still have you on my calendar for tomorrow. I cannot do lunch, but if you want to meet up for breakfast, Sammies at Common Market, I’m game. […]

Here are the primary takeaways from my morning meeting with The Boss today… Elders must hold firm to sound doctrine and the trustworthy Word as taught and emphasized by Jesus of Nazareth. The protocols, norms, and decorums of American Christianity don’t get to dictate what is truly and forcibly meant by ‘sound doctrine’, but rather […]

A couple of days ago I read an account of Jesus having a breakfast meeting with His friends around a campfire. So last night before bed I checked the weather and saw that the temp was forecast to be 57 degrees in the morning, and I resolved to have my morning breakfast meeting with The […]

Driving the kids to school on Wednesday, we were listening to “Hometown” by twenty one pilots. Having recently read Amos and Ezekiel the following lyrics were particularly engrossing: Put away, put awayAll the gods your father served todayPut away, put awayYour traditions, believe me when I sayWe don’t know, we don’t knowHow to put back […]

I have always hated disappointment. I live as if man’s chief end is to avoid disappointment at all costs. My intuitive belief is that joy and disappointment are completely at odds with one another, and thus I am compelled to develop robust systems of defense against disappointment. For example, the devil prowls the earth like […]

Carrie & I were on a walk yesterday and we crossed paths with our neighbor (and ECPC regular attender) Jacob. We stopped to chat with Jacob and his buddies for a few minutes, and Jacob asked, “How do I avoid being a lukewarm Christian?” How should we answer Jacob’s question? Let’s start by rejecting any […]